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Checklist for Tribe Rhynchophorini Schoenherr, 1833
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
110
2520
9735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
103
2280
8197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1459
4855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Curculionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Beetles, Snout Beetles and Bark Beetles, Weevils
9
666
2971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCurculionidae
Latreille, 1802
Ambrosia beetles, Amycteridae, Aquatic weevils, Weevil
549
2401
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDryophthorinae
Schönherr, 1825
15
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeRhynchophorini
Schoenherr, 1833
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Metamasius Horn, 1758Bromeliad Weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchophorus Herbst, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Scyphophorus Schoenherr, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Sphenophorus Schoenherr, 1904Billbug Weevils6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, 1824Banana beetle
Metamasius hemipterus Linnaeus, 1758Rotten cane stalk borer
Rhynchophorus bituberculatus Herbst, 1795
Rhynchophorus linearis (Herbst, 1797)⇒ Sitophilus linearis Herbst, 1797
Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838Mexican sisal borer
Scyphophorus interstitialis (Gyllenhal, 1838)⇒ Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838
Sphenophorus brunnipennis Germar, 1824Billbug
Sphenophorus cariosus Olivier, 1807Nutgrass billbug
Sphenophorus costipennis Horn, 1873Ortiga
Sphenophorus sordidus Schoenherr, 1838
Sphenophorus venatus Say, 1831Hunting billbug
Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, 1904Hunting billbug

Subnodes of Rhynchophorini with occurrences in Polynesia
SubtribeSphenophorina
Breitfuss, 1898
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom