Superfamily

Curculionoidea (Snout and bark beetles)

Proctorus decipiens. Photo: (c) Richard Migneault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A weevil is a type of beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than 6 mm (0.24 in), and herbivorous. Over 60,000 species are in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name “weevil”, such as the biscuit weevil (Stegobium paniceum), which belongs to the family Anobiidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
        Superfamily: Curculionoidea (Snout and bark beetles)
        Family: Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling weevils) (1)
        Family: Curculionidae (True weevils) (20)
        Family: Brentidae (Straight-snouted weevils) (2)

Subtaxa

Family: Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling weevils)

Family: Curculionidae (True weevils)

Family: Brentidae (Straight-snouted weevils)

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