Lixus (beetle)
Appearance
Lixus | |
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Lixus angustatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Tribe: | Lixini |
Genus: | Lixus Fabricius, 1801 |
Diversity | |
at least 950 species |
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Lixus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, raised by the Danish entomologist, Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. There are at least 950 described species in Lixus.[1][2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lixus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Browse Lixus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Lixus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Lixus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.