Rhynchaenus Explained

Rhynchaenus is a genus of beetles alternatively placed in the subfamily Rhynchaeninae or in Curculioninae, of family Curculionidae.^{[1] [2]} It previously included members of the genus Orchestes, but is now restricted to a vastly smaller group of species, all of which occur in Europe, Japan, or North Africa and feed on plants in the family Asteraceae.^[3] Reports of its occurrence in North America refer to Orchestes species.^[4]

Taxonomy

A large number of species have been historically classified as Rhynchaenus, although nearly all former species now are placed in different genera.^{[5] [6]}

Literature cited

• Anderson, R.S. 1989. Revision of the subfamily Rhynchaeninae in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (subscription required). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 115(3):207–312.
• Anderson, R.S., O'Brien, C.W., Salsbury, G.A. and Krauth, S.J. 2007. Orchestes alni (L.) newly discovered in North America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) (subscription required). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 80(1):78–79.

Further reading

• http://www.eol.org/external_link?url=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Rhynchaenus
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=202175&lvl=0

Notes and References

1. Web site: ION: Index to Organism Names.
2. Web site: Namebank Record Detail.
3. Web site: Search.
4. Anderson et al., 2007
5. Web site: Rhynchaenus - Encyclopedia of Life.
6. Web site: Catalogue of Life - 2010 Annual Checklist :: Search all names.