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EUPHOLUS LINNEI Broad-nosed Weevils Eupholus is a genus of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in New Guinea and adjacent islands. This genus was described by French entomologist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval in 1835.
The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as Otiorhynchus, Phyllobius, and Sitona. Some of these weevils are notorious pests of major economic importance.
Entiminae are the largest subfamily of weevils found in North America, with 124 genera placed in 23 tribes according to Anderson (2002). Their most recognizable feature, aside from their shortened rostrum. A trait that gives them their common name "broad-nosed weevils".
The Entiminae include about 1370 genera and more than 12,000 species worldwide, occurring in all biogeographical regions.
Larvae of most species of Entiminae live freely in the soil, feeding externally on the roots of their host plants.
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