Stüben, Peter E.
Cryptorhynchinae
Sign in to savethumbnail|left|Cryptorhynchus lapathi, rostral furrow with mesoventral receptacle (MR), the diagnostic character of the Cryptorhynchinae sensu stricto
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,589
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Collections
- YPM, UCSB, ASU
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Selected genera
- References
thumbnail|left|Cryptorhynchus lapathi, rostral furrow with mesoventral receptacle (MR), the diagnostic character of the Cryptorhynchinae sensu stricto
Cryptorhynchinae, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós), meaning "hidden", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkos), meaning "snout", is a large subfamily of weevils (Curculionidae), with some 6000 species. They are found in most zoogeographic regions, although they are most diverse in the Neotropics, Australia, and Oceania.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cryptorhynchinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.