| Mesites | |
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| Mesites pallidipennis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia | 
| Family: | Curculionidae | 
| Tribe: | Cossonini | 
| Genus: | Mesites Schönherr, 1838  | 
Mesites is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Mesites.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These 31 species belong to the genus Mesites:
- Mesites aequitanus Reitter, E., 1898 c
 - Mesites akbesianus Desbr., 1894-95 c
 - Mesites angustior Pic, M., 1900 c
 - Mesites aquitanus Fairmaire, L., 1859 c
 - Mesites ater Lindberg, 1950 c
 - Mesites complanatus Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
 - Mesites crassaticornis Peyerimhoff, 1949 c
 - Mesites cribratus Fairmaire, L., 1856 c
 - Mesites cribripennis Desbr., 1892-93 c
 - Mesites cunipes Boheman, 1838 c
 - Mesites deserticus Escalera, 1914 c
 - Mesites euphorbiae Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c
 - Mesites fusiformis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
 - Mesites gomerensis Uyttenboogaart, 1937 c
 - Mesites hesperus Wollaston, T.V., 1867 c
 - Mesites hozmani Folwaczny, 1984 c
 - Mesites maderensis Wollaston, T.V., 1854 c
 - Mesites mimoides Voss, 1934 c
 - Mesites mogadoricus Escalera, 1914 c
 - Mesites nitidicollis Folwaczny, 1973 c
 - Mesites pallidipennis Boheman, 1838 c
 - Mesites persimilis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
 - Mesites proximus Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
 - Mesites pubipennis Wollaston, T.V., 1861 c
 - Mesites rubricatus Hoffmann, 1965 c
 - Mesites rufipennis LeConte, 1878 i c b
 - Mesites subcylindricus (Horn, 1873) i c b
 - Mesites subvittatus Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c
 - Mesites suturalis Motschulsky, V. de, 1866 c
 - Mesites tardyi Curtis, J., 1825 c
 - Mesites therondi Tempère, 1961 c
 
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- 1 2 "Mesites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
 - 1 2 "Browse Mesites". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
 - 1 2 "Mesites". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
 - 1 2 "Mesites Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
 
Further reading
- 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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