Pachycerus

Pachycerus
weevil Pachycerus sp
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Lixinae
Tribe:	Cleonini
Genus:	Pachycerus Schoenherr, 1823

Pachycerus is a genus of true weevils confined to the Palaearctic and African regions.[1]

Description

The genus includes moderately-sized weevils (6–12 mm).

Partial species list

• Pachycerus borrae F. Solari 1950
• Pachycerus cordiger (Germar 1818)
• Pachycerus sellatus Faust 1904
• Pachycerus somaliensis Meregalli, 2002

References

1. Massimo Meregalli (2002). "Notes on the genus Pachycerus Schoenherr 1823 with description of a new species from Somalia (Coleoptera Curculionidae Lixinae)". Tropical Zoology 15: 233-242, 2002.^[permanent dead link‍]