Orthoceri Schönherr, 1823
(primitive weevils)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ANTHRIBIDAE
fungus weevils
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 12 images 6 ident. refs
APIONIDAE
a family of seed weevils
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 		Family 18 subtaxa 121 images 9 ident. refs
ATTELABIDAE
a family of leaf-roller weevils
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 46 images 4 ident. refs
DRYOPHTHORIDAE
a family of weevils
Family 1 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Sitophilus
rice and grain weevils
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
ERIRHINIDAE
a family of weevils
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 8 images 3 ident. refs
NANOPHYIDAE
a family of seed weevils
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 6 images 3 ident. refs
NEMONYCHIDAE
nemonychid weevils
Family 3 ident. refs
RAYMONDIONYMIDAE
a family of introduced weevils
Family 2 ident. refs
RHYNCHITIDAE
a family of leafroller weevils
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 18 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Orthoceri (primitive weevils) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 394 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
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