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Entimus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Curculionidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Beetle

Entimus

Similar
  
Entimus imperialis, Beetle, Lamprocyphus, Entiminae, Lamprocyphus augustus

Entimus imperialis besouro joia


Entimus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family true weevil and the Entiminae subfamily.

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Description

The species of the genus Entimus can reach a length of about 12–45 millimetres (0.47–1.77 in). They usually have green, blue and gold iridescent scales.

Distribution

These species can be found from Mesoamerica to northeastern Argentina.

List of species

This genus includes the following seven species:

  • Entimus arrogans Pascoe, F.P., 1872
  • Entimus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Entimus imperialis (Forster, 1771)
  • Entimus excelsus (Viana. 1958)
  • Entimus nobilis Olivier, 1790
  • Entimus sastrei Viana 1958
  • Entimus splendidus Fabricius 1792 - synonym Entimus fastuosus Olivier, 1790
  • References

    Entimus Wikipedia