Attelabidae
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Through Phylogenetics
Some members of this family have long necks and may be called giraffe weevils, particularly Trachelophorus giraffa. A few species are minor agricultural pests. The larvae of Rhynchitinae feed in flower buds, fruits, and terminal shoots, or are leaf miners. The subfamily Attelabinae are the true leaf rollers. The female cuts slits into leaves to deposit her eggs, and rolls that part of the leaf in which the larvae will feed.
Taxonomy
Selected genera
- Apoderus
- Attelabus
- Cycnotrachelus
- Eleuscelus
- Euops
- Paralleuscelus
- Pareleuscelus
- Pheleuscelus
- Sawadaeuops
- Suniops
- Trachelophorus
Tree
The phylogenetic position of the family within the Curculionoidea based on 18S ribosomal DNA and morphological data can be illustrated in a tree:
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