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Checklist for Subfamily Brentinae Billberg, 1820 (Straight-snouted weevils)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
46
1209
2972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
6
352
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrentidae
Billberg, 1820
Brenthidae, Cycad weevils, New York weevil, Primitive
42
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrentinae
Billberg, 1820
Straight-snouted weevils
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
12 Genera with 18 Species
Acramorphocephalus Kleine, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Amorphocephala Damoiseau, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bolbocranius Kolbe, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Brenthus Illiger, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cylas Latrreille, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Micramorphocephalus Kleine, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Orfilaia Haedo Rossi, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Pericordus Kolbe, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Perisymmorphocerus Kleine, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Plesiobolbus Kolbe, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphocerus Schoenherr, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Xestocoryphus Kleine, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
18 Species
Acramorphocephalus stabilis Kleine, 1918
Amorphocephala imitator Fåhraeus, 1871
Bolbocranius csikii Bolkay, 1910
Bolbocranius nasalis Hope, 1837
Bolbocranius unicolor De Muizon, 1960Chesapeake dusky pipefish
Brenthus nasalis Hope, 1838
Cylas aeneus Hustache, 1922Bluespotted cornetfish
Cylas puncticollis Boheman, 1833African sweet potato weevil
Micramorphocephalus frater Kleine, 1918
Orfilaia bifalcata Fairmaire, 1884
Orfilaia nigra Damoiseau, 1963
Orfilaia vulsellata Gyllenhal, 1833
Pericordus scutellaris Kleine, 1922Dusky squirrelfish
Perisymmorphocerus compactus Kleine, 1919Bigscale soldierfish
Plesiobolbus martini Bartolozzi, 1991
Symmorphocerus frontalis Olivier, 1807
Xestocoryphus inclusus Kleine, 1941
Xestocoryphus intermedius Damoiseau, 1961

Subnodes of Brentinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeBrentini
Billberg, 1820
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCyladini
Schönherr, 1823
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTaphroderini
Lacordaire, 1865
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brentinae at itis.gov