Rhyephenes

Rhyephenes is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae (true weevils) natural to Chile and neighboring mountains in the Argentine Andes, from the Coquimbo Region in the north to Magallanes Region in the south.[1] In Spanish it is known by the common name burrito and caballito de palo.

Rhyephenes
Rhyephenes mailliei photographed in Chiloe, Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Rhyephenes
Schönherr, 1837

Description

Its elytra are fused, hence it cannot fly. The body is mostly black, with most species showing two white or orange spots in the elytra, and some showing a reddish hue in the thorax and legs. They grow up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, the females slightly bigger than the males.

Taxonomy

Rhyephenes contains the following species:

  • Rhyephenes gayi[1]
  • Rhyephenes maillei[1]
  • Rhyephenes squamiger[1]
  • Rhyephenes humeralis[1]
  • Rhyephenes lateralis[1]
  • Rhyephenes clathratus[1]
  • Rhyephenes goureaui[1]

References
  1. "Genus Rhyephenes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-11.


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