Didymus (weevil) facts for kids
Not to be confused with Didimus, a genus of beetles.
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Didymus
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Didymus is a genus of beetles known as weevils (insects in the family Curculionidae). The genus contains the following species:
- Didymus bicostatus
- Didymus erroneous
- Didymus impexus
- Didymus intutus
- Didymus metrosideri
- Didymus setosus
The type species for this genus is Acalles intutus Pascoe, 1876 by original designation. Species from this genus are found in New Zealand, the Kermadec and the Norfolk Islands.
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