Entimus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family true weevil and the Entiminae subfamily.
Description The species of the genus Entimus can reach a length of about . They usually have green, blue and gold iridescent scales.
Distribution These species can be found from Mesoamerica to northeastern Argentina.
List of species & taxonomy This genus includes the following eight species:
Entimus arrogans Pascoe, F.P., 1872 Entimus granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Entimus imperialis (Forster, 1771) Entimus excelsus (Viana. 1958) Entimus serpafilhoi Morrone, Abadie and Godinho Jr., 2019 Entimus nobilis Olivier, 1790 Entimus splendidus Fabricius 1792 - synonym Entimus fastuosus Olivier, 1790 Entimus sastrei Viana 1958
The following cladogram represents the diversification of Entimus genus according phylogenetic analysis based on external morphology. It shows two vicariant events, where E. arrogans (Mesoamerican) diverged from South American species. Later, E. granulatus (Amazonian).
See also
Wtaxa Virtual Beetles
References