Agronus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Entiminae
Supertribus: Otiorhynchitae
Tribus: Otiorhynchini
Genus: Agronus
Species (3): A. carri – A. cinerarius – A. deciduus

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist]

Name

• Agronus Horn in LeConte, 1876: 63
  • Type species: Agronus cinerarius Horn in LeConte, 1876
    • Fixation: subsequent designation by Pierce (1913: 422)

Primary references

• Leconte, J.L. 1876: [new species] In: The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico (Leconte, J.L. & Horn, G.H., eds.). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 15: i-xvi + 1-455. BHL

References

• Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. 315 pp. PDF. Reference page.  [see p. 167, as valid genus]