Zygopini is a tribe of twig and stem weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1] There are more than 20 genera and at least 250 described species in Zygopini. 83 species are currently known from the 11 genera occurring north of South America, 8 genera occur exclusively in South America, and 2 are recorded from Africa.[2][3]

Zygopini
Cylindrocopturus nanulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Conoderinae
Tribe: Zygopini
Lacordaire, 1865

Genera

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These 22 genera belong to the tribe Zygopini:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Anzaldo, S. S. (2017). "Review of the genera of Conoderinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean". ZooKeys (683): 51–138. doi:10.3897/zookeys.683.12080. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5523356. PMID 28769729.
  2. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.

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