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Cryptorhynchinae
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.
They are distinguished by having their rostrum (snout) backwardly directed between their fore coxae in repose, and fitting within a protective channel that usually ends in a cup-like structure on the mesoventrite (ventral mid thoracic segment). The ends of the tibiae also bear an uncus (small hook-like extensions), a character they share with many other groups of Curculionidae that use woody plants for oviposition. They are merged into the Molytinae in some treatments, but a recent molecular study shows that Cryptorhynchinae sensu stricto are monophyletic and best kept as an independent subfamily.
37 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Cryptorhynchini
tribeCryptorhynchini
Gasterocercini
tribeGasterocercini
Poropterus
genusPoropterus
Psepholacini
tribePsepholacini
Ampagia
genusAmpagia
Pachyonyx
genusPachyonyx
Axionicus
genusAxionicus
Monaulax
genusMonaulax
Metyrus
genusMetyrus
Daealus
genusDaealus
Orthoporopterus
genusOrthoporopterus
Hyperiosoma
genusHyperiosoma
Scelodolichus
genusScelodolichus
Tapinocis
genusTapinocis
Xenosacalles
genusXenosacalles
Mecistocorynus
genusMecistocorynus
Sophrorhinini
tribeSophrorhinini
Paromalia
genusParomalia
Nauphaeus
genusNauphaeus
Phymatophosus
genusPhymatophosus
Paracryptorrhynchus
genusParacryptorrhynchus
Ampagioides
genusAmpagioides
Diphilus
genusDiphilus
Spilonotus
genusSpilonotus
Neodecilaus
genusNeodecilaus
Tropidotasia
genusTropidotasia
Silvacalles
genusSilvacalles
Microxypterus
genusMicroxypterus
Bathybothrus
genusBathybothrus
Championius
genusChampionius
Oxytenopterus
genusOxytenopterus
Metrania
genusMetrania
Torilus
genusTorilus
Taylorius
genusTaylorius
Torneumatini
tribeTorneumatini
Megamastodes
genusMegamastodes
Metadupus
genusMetadupus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 373406.