Aclees

Aclees
Aclees hirayamai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Molytinae
Genus: Aclees
C.J.Schoenherr, 1835
Species

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Aclees is genus of fig weevil. Aclees taiwanensis has become an invasive species in many countries in Southern Europe, found in France in 1997 and again in Italy in 2005, where it threatens orchards and wild plants.

Species

A total of 32 or 33 species are currently recognized in the genus:

Origin

The genus was first named in France 1997 however instances of the weevil were first seen in Taiwan in 1933.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aclees Schoenherr, C.J., 1835". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Aclees". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  3. ↑ Meregalli, M.; Boriani, M.; Bollino, M.; Hsu, C.F. (2020). "Review of the species of Aclees described by Kȏno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae)". Zootaxa. 4768 (1): zootaxa-4768. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.10. PMID 33056541.
  4. 1 2 Tani, Camilla; Conti, Barbara; Bedini, Stefano (February 23, 2023). "Biological Insights on the Invasive Fig Pest Aclees taiwanensis Kȏno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Insects. 14 (3): 223. doi:10.3390/insects14030223. PMC 10058888. PMID 36975908.