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Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) IV: Curculionidae: Entiminae Part I

by Oberprieler, R.; Zimmerman, E.C.

Series : Australian Weevils
Volume: 4
Publisher : CSIRO
Illustrations : illus, photos

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Description:

An essential reference on the weevils of subfamily Entiminae found in Australia.

This volume covers the 11 smaller tribes of the weevil subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed weevils), which comprises more than 100 genera and 700 described species in Australia. Around half of this fauna is covered in Volume IV, featuring keys to all the tribes, genera and described species as well as updated concepts and diagnoses of the tribes and summarising accounts of the taxonomy, nomenclature, distribution and known hostplants of all the genera and species.

Introduction to the large weevil subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed weevils) of Australia.

Overview of the morphological features of the subfamily.

* Key to all 12 tribes of Entiminae in Australia.

* Systematic treatment of the 11 smaller tribes, including their taxonomic and nomenclatural history, diagnoses and keys to all their genera and described species; covering most pest species of the subfamily in Australia.

* Updated list of literature references to Australian Entiminae and other weevils.