Mononychus

This article is about the beetle. For the dinosaur, see Mononykus.

Mononychus
Mononychus punctumalbum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Mononychus
Germar, 1824

Mononychus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 25 described species in Mononychus.[1][2][3]

Mononychus punctumalbum

Including Mononychus punctumalbum (Iris Weevil).[4]

They have generally been found in North America, Europe and parts of Central Asia.[5]

They were originally published by E.F.Germar in Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, p. 241 in 1823.[5]

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Mononychus:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mononychus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Mononychus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Mononychus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Mononychus punctumalbum : Iris Weevil | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Mononychus". GBIF. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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