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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Conotrachelus Weevils
Conotrachelus (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)dea)

-​True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)

-Subfamily Molytinae

-Tribe Conotrachelini

-Genus Conotrachelus


The Conotrachelus genus belongs to the Curculionidae family of weevils, with members commonly referred to as "fruit weevils". They are known for their impact on fruit trees. They have a robust, oval-shaped body with a distinctive, short, and curved snout or rostrum. Larvae develop within fruit or other plant tissues, where they feed and create tunnels as they grow.

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