Nanus (beetle)

Nanus is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Nanus.[1][2][3][4]

Nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Molytinae
Genus:	Nanus Schönherr, 1844

Species

These six species belong to the genus Nanus:

• Nanus dentipes Wollaston, T.V., 1873 ^c
• Nanus erythrurus Hustache, A. in Gruvel, 1932 ^c
• Nanus hispidus Champion, G.C., 1909 ^c
• Nanus punctatellus Boheman, C.H. in Schönherr, C.J., 1844 ^c
• Nanus punctellus Boheman, 1844 ^c
• Nanus uniformis Boheman, 1844 ^{i c b}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Nanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Browse Nanus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Nanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Nanus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

Further reading

• O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). "Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.