Agronus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Entiminae
Tribus: Otiorhynchini
Genus: Agronus
Species (3): A. carri – A. cinerarius – A. deciduus

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist]
Name

Agronus Horn in LeConte, 1876: 63
Type species: Agronus cinerarius Horn in LeConte, 1876
Fixation: subsequent designation by Pierce (1913: 422)

Primary references

Leconte, J.L. 1876: [new species] In: The Rhynchophora of America, north of Mexico (Leconte, J.L. & Horn, G.H., eds.). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 15: i-xvi + 1-455. BHL

References

Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Lyal, C.H.C. 1999. A world catalogue of families and genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (excepting Scolytidae and Platypodidae). Entomopraxis, Barcelona. PDF. Reference page. [see p. 167, as valid genus]

Agronus is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least three described species in Agronus.[1][2][3][4]
Species

These three species belong to the genus Agronus:

Agronus carri Buchanan, 1929 i c g b
Agronus cinerarius Horn, 1876 i c g
Agronus deciduus Horn, 1876 i c g

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

"Agronus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
"Browse Agronus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
"Agronus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

"Agronus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

Bright, Donald E.; Bouchard, Patrice (2008). Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae: Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 978-0660194004.
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.