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Curculionidae

Insect Families

Curculionidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera, commonly called weevils, snout beetles or true weevils. It is the largest animal family, with roughly 6,000 genera and about 77,000 described species worldwide. Most weevils feed on plants as both larvae and adults, and many are significant agricultural pests. The family is marked by a long downward curved snout, or rostrum, and elbowed antennae ending in clubs, and includes bark beetles and ambrosia beetles as subfamilies once treated as separate families. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Boll Weevil, Species
Source Wikidata: Boll Weevil
Mountain Pine Beetle, Species
Source Wikidata: Mountain Pine Beetle
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ7415384, descriptionView the Source
2. Curculionidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Curculionidae
Wikidata Q7415384, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Boll Weevil
Parent Taxon Of: Boll Weevil, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Mountain Pine Beetle
Parent Taxon Of: Mountain Pine Beetle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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