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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Colecerus Weevils
Colecerus (Genus)

-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)

-​Broad-nosed Weevils (Subfamily Entiminae)minae)

-Tribe Eudiagogini

-Genus Colecerus


The Colecerus genus, part of the Curculionidae family, consists of broad-nosed weevils known for their distinctive, robust snouts and relatively wide heads. These weevils are plant feeders. Colecerus larvae may feed on the roots or lower stems of plants, depending on the species and habitat.

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