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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Chalcodermus Snout and Bark Weevils
Chalcodermus (Genus)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Snout and Bark Beetles (Superfamily Curculionoidea)

-​True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)ellidae)

-Subfamily Molytinae

-Tribe Sternechini

-Genus Chalcodermus


The Chalcodermus genus belongs to the family Curculionidae (true weevils), subfamily Entiminae. These weevils are generally small to medium-sized and, like many other weevil species, exhibit specialized behavior related to their feeding and reproduction. The genus Chalcodermus is particularly known for its association with specific plants, often involving larvae that feed on plant tissues or seeds.

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