Entimus
Entimus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family true weevil and the Entiminae subfamily.
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| Genus: | Entimus Germar, E.F., 1817 |
Description
The species of the genus Entimus can reach a length of about 12–45 millimetres (0.47–1.77 in). They usually have green, blue and gold iridescent scales.[1]
Distribution
These species can be found from Mesoamerica to northeastern Argentina.
List of species & taxonomy
This genus includes the following eight species:
- Entimus arrogans Pascoe, F.P., 1872
- Entimus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Entimus imperialis (Forster, 1771)
- Entimus excelsus (Viana. 1958)
- Entimus serpafilhoi Morrone, Abadie and Godinho Jr., 2019
- Entimus nobilis Olivier, 1790
- Entimus splendidus Fabricius 1792 - synonym Entimus fastuosus Olivier, 1790
- Entimus sastrei Viana 1958
The following cladogram represents the diversification of Entimus genus according phylogenetic analysis based on external morphology. It shows two vicariant events, where E. arrogans (Mesoamerican) diverged from South American species. Later, E. granulatus (Amazonian).[1][2]
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Mesoamerica - South America vicariance event
Paraná + Chacoan - Amazonian regions vicariance event
Paraná + Chacoan species |
References
- Morrone, Juan J. (2002). "The Neotropical Weevil Genus Entimus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Cladistics, Biogeography, and Modes of Speciation". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 56 (4): 501–513. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2002)056[0501:TNWGEC]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0010-065X.
- Morrone, Juan J.; Abadie, Esteban I.; Godinho Jr., Celso (2019-04-24). "A new species of Entimus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 4590 (1): 191. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.10. ISSN 1175-5334.