Platyomus

Platyomus
Adult of unidentified Platyomus species, Atlantic Forest in Esplanada municipality, Bahia, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Naupactini
Genus: Platyomus
Sahlberg, 1823
Synonyms

Plathyomus (lapsus)

Platyomus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils (subfamily Entiminae) in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. Among its subfamily, this genus belongs to tribe Naupactini. There are more than 40 described species in Platyomus.

Some members of this genus are remarkably similar to certain species of the broad-nosed weevil genera Cydianerus and Rhigus, which belong to the Entiminae tribe Entimini.

Species

These 46 species belong to the genus Platyomus:

Data sources: c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 "Platyomus Sahlberg, 1823". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Platyomus Sahlberg, 1823". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. 1 2 "Platyomus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Platyomus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ↑ Heller, Karl B.M.J. (1892): Ein beachtenswerther Fall von Mimicry ["A remarkable case of mimicry". Article in German.] Entomologische Nachrichten 18: 183-185. PDF fulltext

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