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Mecinus
Mecinus is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 90 described species in Mecinus.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Stem Miner Weevil
speciesMecinus pyraster
Plantain Weevil
speciesMecinus pascuorum

Dalmatian toadflax stem weevil
speciesMecinus janthiniformis

Mecinus circulatus
speciesMecinus circulatus

Mecinus labilis
speciesMecinus labilis

Toadflax stem weevil
speciesMecinus janthinus

Mecinus collaris
speciesMecinus collaris

Mecinus linnavuorii
speciesMecinus linnavuorii

Mecinus variabilis
speciesMecinus variabilis

Mecinus heydeni
speciesMecinus heydeni

Mecinus barbarus
speciesMecinus barbarus

Mecinus pirazzolii
speciesMecinus pirazzolii

Mecinus simus
speciesMecinus simus

Mecinus plantaginis
speciesMecinus plantaginis

Mecinus ictericus
speciesMecinus ictericus

Mecinus humeralis
speciesMecinus humeralis

Mecinus alternans
speciesMecinus alternans

Mecinus desertorum
speciesMecinus desertorum

Mecinus caucasicus
speciesMecinus caucasicus
Mecinus tanaiticus
speciesMecinus tanaiticus
Mecinus marina
speciesMecinus marina
Mecinus dorsalis
speciesMecinus dorsalis
Mecinus comosus
speciesMecinus comosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 359227.