Rhynchophorini

Rhynchophorini
Male (left) and female specimens of Cyrtotrachelus dux
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Dryophthorinae
Tribe:	Rhynchophorini Schönherr, 1838

The tribe Rhynchophorini is the largest member of the true weevil subfamily Dryophthorinae. Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999) treated it as a distinct subfamily, Rhynchophorinae. Weevils of this tribe have the pygidium (VII abdominal tergite) not covered by the elytra.

This tribe includes the largest weevils of the subfamily, such as palm weevils.

Genera and selected species

• Abrachius
• Cyrtotrachelus
  • Cyrtotrachelus dux
• Dynamis
• Macrocheirus
• Mahakamia
• Omotemnus
• Otidognathus
• Paratasis
• Pristirhina
• Protocerius
• Rhynchodynamis
• Rhynchophorinus
• Rhynchophorus
  • Rhynchophorus palmarum – American Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus ferrugineus – Red Palm Weevil
  • Rhynchophorus cruentatus – Palmetto Weevil

References

• Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of curculionoidea (Insecta Coleoptera (Excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, SCP Edition, Barcelona