Hadromeropsis
Hadromeropsis is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae.
There are more than 50 described species in Hadromeropsis.
Taxonomy
Hadromeropsis was described for the first time by W. Dwight Pierce in 1913. The Central American species were treated by Champion. The genus was revised by Anne Howden in 1982: It contains two subgenera: Hadromeropsis and Hadromeropsis.
Description
Howden offered the following diagnosis for Hadromeropsis:
Howden indicates that the most similar genus to Hadromeropsis is the South American genus Macropterus.
Distribution
The genus Hadromeropsis has been recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
Species
These 53 species belong to the genus Hadromeropsis:Hadromeropsis alacer Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis amoena Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis annae Anderson, 2008Hadromeropsis apicalis Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis argentinensis Hadromeropsis atomaria Boheman, 1840Hadromeropsis aurea Boheman, 1847Hadromeropsis batesi Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis beverlyae Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis bombycina Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis brachyptera Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis brevicoma Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis cavifrons Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis conquisita Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis contracta Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis cretata Champion, 1911Hadromeropsis crinita Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis dejeanii Boheman, 1840Hadromeropsis dialeuca Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis earina Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis excubitor Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis exilis Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis fasciata Lucas, 1857Hadromeropsis fulgens Champion, 1911Hadromeropsis gemmifera Boheman, 1845Hadromeropsis impressicollis Kirsch, 1868Hadromeropsis inconscripta Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis institula Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis jugellata Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis magica Pascoe, 1881Hadromeropsis merzdiana Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis micans Champion, 1911Hadromeropsis nana Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis nebulicola Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis nitida Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis nobilitata Gyllenhal, 1834Hadromeropsis opalina Hadromeropsis pallida Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis pectinata Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis picchuensis Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis plebeia Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis pulverulenta Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis rnandibularis Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis rufipes Champion, 1911Hadromeropsis scamba Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis scintillans Champion, 1911Hadromeropsis silacea Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis speculifera Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis spiculata Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis striata Howden, 1982Hadromeropsis superba Heller, 1921Hadromeropsis togata Boheman, 1840Hadromeropsis transandina Howden, 1982