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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Omolabus Leaf-rolling Weevils
Omolabus (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)

-Subfamily Attelabinae

-Genus Omolabus


The genus Omolabus belongs to the weevil family Attelabidae, specifically within the subfamily Attelabinae, often referred to as leaf-rolling weevils. These insects are named for their unique behavior of rolling leaves to create protective cases for their eggs, a distinctive trait of the group.

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