Coryssomerini

Coryssomerini
"Coryssomerus capucinus"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Conoderinae
Tribe: Coryssomerini
C.G. Thomson, 1859
Synonyms
  • Coryssomerina C. G. Thomson, 1859 (original name)
  • Metialmini Hustache, 1932
  • Synophthalmini Lacordaire, 1863

The Coryssomerini are a tribe of weevil genera in the subfamily Conoderinae,[1] erected by Carl Gustaf Thomson in 1859;[2] this was based on the type genus Coryssomerus which some authorities (but not many databases) consider a synonym of Poecilma. This and other genera are well represented in (mainland) Europe and Asia.

Genera

BioLib[1] includes:

  1. Coryssomerus Schönherr, 1826: synonym Poecilma Germar, 1821?
  2. Euryommatus Roger, 1857
  3. Metialma Pascoe, 1871
  4. Osphilia Pascoe, 1871
  5. Panoptes Gerstaecker, 1860 (monotypic)
  6. Synophthalmus Lacordaire, 1863 (monotypic)
  7. Talimanus G.A.K. Marshall, 1943
  8. Tydeotyrius Voss, 1958 (monotypic)

References

  1. ^ a b BioLib.cz: tribus Coryssomerini C. G. Thomson, 1859 (retrieved 6 February 2026)
  2. ^ Thomson CG (1859) Skandinaviens Coleoptera, synoptiskt bearbetade. Tome I. Berlingska Boktryckeriet, Lund: [5] + 290 pp. [original description: p. 137]