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Checklist for Family Brentidae Billberg, 1820 (Brenthidae)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1799
4593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1539
3606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
821
1407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
5
194
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
14 Genera with 24 Species
Amorphocephala Damoiseau, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apion Herbst, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Cyanapion Bokor, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Cylas Latrreille, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Episus Billberg, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Falsoconapion Voss, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Gynandrorhynchus Lacordaire, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichapion Gyoerffy, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Microcerus Schoenherr, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Piezotrachelus Schonherr, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoceocephalus Kleine, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinopteryx Lacordaire, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphocerus Schoenherr, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Usambius Kolbe, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
24 Species
Amorphocephala imitator Fåhraeus, 1871
Apion considerandum Fåhraeus, 1871
Apion pullum Gyllenhal, 1833
Apion tenuiforme Fall, 1898
Cyanapion (Bothryorrhynchapion) gyllenhalii Kirby, 1808
Cylas cyanescens Boheman, 1833
Episus angusticollis Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus contractus Fåhraeus, 1871
Episus cyathiformis Gyllenhal, 1833Key dusky pipefish
Episus cylindrus Louw, 1986Pacific cornetfish
Episus devylderi Aurivillius, 1885
Episus fahraei Aurivillius, 1885
Holotrichapion (Holotrichapion) ononis Kirby, 1808
Microcerus besckei Fåhraeus, 1840Snipefishes
Microcerus borrei Aurivillius, 1885
Microcerus costalis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus fallax Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus interstitiopunctatus Aurivillius, 1885
Microcerus latipennis Fåhraeus, 1871
Microcerus spiniger Gerstäcker, 1855
Microcerus subcaudatus Gerstäcker, 1855
Rhinopteryx foveipennis J. Thomson, 1858West Indian squirrelfish
Symmorphocerus frontalis Olivier, 1807
Usambius advena Pascoe, 1866

Subnodes of Brentidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyApioninae
Schoenherr, 1823
Pear-shaped Weevils
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyphagoginae
Kolbe, 1892
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrocerinae
Lacordaire, 1863
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrachelizinae
Lacordaire, 1865
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brentidae at gbif.org
Brentidae at irmng.org
Brentidae at itis.gov