| Epimechus | |
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| Epimechus flavirostris | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia | 
| Family: | Curculionidae | 
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae | 
| Tribe: | Anthonomini | 
| Genus: | Epimechus Dietz, 1891  | 
Epimechus is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are more than 20 described species in Epimechus.[1][2][3]

Epimechus hesperius
Species
These 21 species belong to the genus Epimechus:
- Epimechus adspersus Dietz, 1891
 - Epimechus aemulus Fall, 1901
 - Epimechus alutaceus Hatch, 1971
 - Epimechus arenicolor Fall, 1901
 - Epimechus canoides Fall, 1913
 - Epimechus combustus Clark & Burke, 2001
 - Epimechus curvipes Dietz, 1891
 - Epimechus flavirostris Fall, 1928
 - Epimechus gracilis Fall, 1913
 - Epimechus hesperius Clark & Burke, 2001
 - Epimechus mimicus Dietz, 1891
 - Epimechus mobilis Fall, 1913
 - Epimechus modicus Fall, 1913
 - Epimechus molina Clark & Burke, 2001
 - Epimechus nanulus Fall, 1907
 - Epimechus nevadicus Dietz, 1891
 - Epimechus nivosus LeConte, J.L., 1876
 - Epimechus signum Clark & Burke, 2001
 - Epimechus soriculus Dietz, 1891
 - Epimechus stragulus Fall, 1907
 - Epimechus vinosus Blatchley & Leng, 1916
 
References
- ↑ "Epimechus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
 - ↑ "Epimechus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
 - ↑ "Epimechus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
 
Further reading
- Hernandez, M.; Jones, R.; Reyes-Castillo, P. (2013). "A key to the Mexican and Central America Genera of Anthonomini (Curculionidae, Curculioninae)". ZooKeys (260): 31–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.260.3989. PMC 3591774. PMID 23717181.
 - O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
 - Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
 - Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
 
External links
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