Sitonini
| Sitonini Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Sitona lineatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Entiminae |
| Tribe: | Sitonini Gistel, 1848 |
| Genera | |
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7 extant and 1 fossil genera | |
Sitonini is a tribe of weevils in the Entiminae subfamily.[2] They feed on Fabaceae. The tribe has holarctic native distribution. It includes important pests in the genus Sitona.[3]
Genera
[edit]There are seven extant genera:[2]
- Andrion Velázquez de Castro, 2007
- Charagmus Schönherr, 1826
- Coelositona González, 1971
- Eugnathus Schoenherr, 1834
- Schelopius Desbrochers des Loges, 1872
- Sitona Germar, 1817
- Velazquezia Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999
There is also one fossil genus, †Sitonitellus.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Tribe Sitonini Gistel 1848". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Sitonini Gistel, 1848". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ Velázquez de Castro, Antonio J.; Alonso‐Zarazaga, Miguel Ángel & Outerelo, Raimundo (2007). "Systematics of Sitonini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), with a hypothesis on the evolution of feeding habits" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 32 (2): 312–331. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00368.x.