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Paraptochus
Paraptochus oregonus, Oregon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Tribe:	Peritelini
Genus:	Paraptochus Seidlitz, 1868
Synonyms
Peritelinus Casey, 1888

Paraptochus is a genus of Beetles (Weevils) in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are about six described species in Paraptochus.

Paraptochus oregonus and Paraptochus variegatus are sometimes considered members of the genus Peritelinus. The World Entiminae Database (August 2024), treats the genus Peritelinus as a synonym of Paraptochus, and the species of Peritelinus as members of Paraptochus.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Paraptochus:

• Paraptochus erinaceus (Van Dyke, 1936)
• Paraptochus oregonus (Van Dyke, 1936)
• Paraptochus sellatus (Boheman, 1859) (Pacific Northwest)
• Paraptochus setiferus Van Dyke, 1935 (California)
• Paraptochus uniformis Van Dyke, 1935
• Paraptochus variegatus (Casey, 1888) (Pacific Northwest)

References

1. "ITIS report, Paraptochus". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
2. "GBIF, Paraptochus". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
3. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Paraptochus Seidlitz, 1868". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
4. "World Entiminae Database, Paraptochus Seidlitz, 1868". Retrieved 2024-08-24.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Paraptochus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Paraptochus at Wikimedia Commons

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