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Checklist for Subfamily Curculioninae Latreille, 1802 (Acorn weevils)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
687
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
592
1067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
324
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
4
94
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
84
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCurculioninae
Latreille, 1802
Acorn weevils, Flower weevils, Nut weevils
16
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
16 Genera with 33 Species
Anthonomus Germar, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Archarius Gistel, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Chelonychus Dietz, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cionus Clairville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cleonidius Casey, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Curculio Linnaeus, 1817Nut weevils and Acorn weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Dorytomus Germar, 1876Willow Weevils4SpeciesTaxom
Ellescus Dejean, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Macrorhoptus LeConte, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mecinus Germar, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Orchestes Illiger, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotrox Schönherr, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Promecotarsus Casey, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Smicronyx Schönherr, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Tachyerges Schönherr, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tychius Germar, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
33 Species
Anthonomus (Anthonomus) nigrinus Boheman, 1843Potato bud weevil
Anthonomus (Anthonomus) squamosus LeConte, 1876
Anthonomus (Cnemocyllus) elongatus LeConte, 1876
Archarius (Archarius) salicivorus Paykull, 1792Weevil
Chelonychus longipes Dietz, 1891
Cionus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758Common Figwort Weevil
Cleonidius frontalis LeConte, 1876
Cleonidius poricollis Mannerheim, 1843
Cleonidius trivittatus Say, 1831
Curculio bifoveolatus Beck, 1817
Dorytomus hirtus LeConte, 1876
Dorytomus leucophyllus Motschulsky, 1845
Dorytomus mucidus Say, 1831
Dorytomus squamosus LeConte, 1876
Ellescus bipunctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ellescus scanicus (Paykull, 1792)⇒ Ellescus infirmus Herbst, 1795
Macrorhoptus hispidus Dietz, 1891
Mecinus janthinus Germar, 1821Stem-boring Weevil
Orchestes (Salius) fagi Linnaeus, 1758Beech Leaf Miner
Orchestes pallicornis Say, 1831Apple Flea Weevil
Phyllotrox nubifer LeConte, 1876
Promecotarsus fumatus Casey, 1892
Smicronyx (Desmoris) fulvus LeConte, 1876Red sunflower seed weevil
Smicronyx (Desmoris) humilis Dietz, 1894
Smicronyx (Desmoris) sordidus LeConte, 1876Gray sunflower seed weevil
Smicronyx (Pseudosmicronyx) commixtus Dietz, 1894
Smicronyx (Smicronyx) sculpticollis Casey, 1892Dodder gall weevil
Smicronyx utilis Buchanan, 1941
Tachyerges salicis Linnaeus, 1758Minute tree-fungus beetle
Tychius (Tychius) meliloti Stephens, 1831Sweet Clover Weevil
Tychius (Tychius) picirostris Fabricius, 1787Clover seed weevil
Tychius liljebladi Blatchley, 1916
Tychius tectus LeConte, 1876

Subnodes of Curculioninae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
TribeAnthonomini
Thomson, 1859
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCionini
Schoenherr, 1825
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCurculionini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDerelomini
Lacordaire, 1866
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEllescini
Thomson, 1859
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMecinini
Gistel, 1848
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeRhamphini
Rafinesque, 1815
Flea Weevils
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSmicronychini
Seidlitz, 1891
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTychiini
Thomson, 1859
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Curculioninae at artfakta.se
Curculioninae at dyntaxa.se
Curculioninae at itis.gov