Acalles
Appearance
Acalles | |
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Acalles ptinoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Cryptorhynchinae |
Tribe: | Cryptorhynchini |
Subtribe: | Tylodina |
Genus: | Acalles Schönherr, 1825 |
Diversity | |
at least 570 species |
Acalles is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae. Beetles of this genus can be found in southeastern North America living among leaf litter or dead branches and vines.[1] There are at least 570 species in the Acalles genus.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Acalles.
- ^ "Genus Acalles". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ "Acalles". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-09-28.