Rhythirrinini

Belongs within: Cyclominae.

The Rhythirrinini are weevils whose larvae are either endo- or ectophytic on diverse herbaceous plants and plant organs (Marvaldi & Lanteri 2005).

Characters (from Marvaldi & Lanteri 2005, as Rhythirrininae): Head relatively large, not subspherical. Antennal scrobes lateral, not extended towards venter of rostrum. Mandible relatively small, without scar or deciduous process. Phanerognathous (maxillae exposed at sides of prementum). Postocular lobes usually present. Metasternum often shorter than ventrite 1, at midline.

<==Rhythirrinini [Rhythirrininae]GC-P14
    |--CisoleaGC-P14
    `--+--Dichotrachelus [Dichotrachelini]GC-P14
       |    `--D. manueliGC-P14
       `--RhythirrinusGC-P14
            |--R. annulipes Lucas 1846E12
            |--R. horridus Lucas 1846E12
            |--R. humilis Lucas 1846E12
            |--R. impressicollis Lucas 1846E12
            `--R. variegatus Lucas 1846E12
Rhythirrinini incertae sedis:
  Ophryota Pascoe 1872M94
    `--*O. squamibunda Pascoe 1872M94
  AphelaLB91
    |--A. algarum Pascoe 1870M86
    |--A. helopoidesM86
    `--A. phalerioides Pascoe 1870M86
  Ethemaia Pascoe 1865M94
    |--*E. adusta Pascoe 1865M94
    |--E. angusticollis Pascoe 1883M86
    |--E. curtula Pascoe 1883M86
    `--E. sellata Pascoe 1883M94
  FalklandiusML05
  AntarctobiusML05
  HaversiellaML05
  Steriphus Erichson 1842 [incl. Desiantha]M94
    |--*S. solidus Erichson 1842M94
    |--S. ascita [=Desiantha ascita]M94
    |--S. caudatus (Pascoe 1870) [=Desiantha caudata]M94
    |--S. diversipes (Pascoe 1870)M94 [=Brexius diversipesM94, Desiantha diversipesM83]
    |    |--S. d. diversipesM83
    |    `--‘Desiantha’ d. lineataM83
    |--S. mecaspisZ93
    |--‘Desiantha’ silacea Pascoe 1870M86
    `--S. variabilisM94
  Emphyastes Mannerheim 1852 [Emphyastina]A02
    `--E. fucicola Mannerheim 1852A02

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[A02] Anderson, R. S. 2002. Curculionidae Latreille 1802. In: Arnett, R. H., Jr, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds) American Beetles vol. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea pp. 722–815. CRC Press.

[E12] Evenhuis, N. L. 2012. Publication and dating of the Exploration Scientifique de l’Algérie: Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Articulés (1846–1849) by Pierre Hippolyte Lucas. Zootaxa 3448: 1–61.

[GC-P14] Gillett, C. P. D. T., A. Crampton-Platt, M. J. T. N. Timmermans, B. H. Jordal, B. C. Emerson & A. P. Vogler. 2014. Bulk de novo mitogenome assembly from pooled total DNA elucidates the phylogeny of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Molecular Biology and Evolution 31 (8): 2223–2237.

[M83] Martin, N. A. 1983. Miscellaneous observations on a pasture fauna: an annotated species list. DSIR Entomology Division Report 3: 1–98.

[ML05] Marvaldi, A. E., & A. A. Lanteri. 2005. Key to higher taxa of South American weevils based on adult characters (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 78: 65–87.

[M86] Masters, G. 1886. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Part V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, series 2, 1 (3): 585–686.

[M94] May, B. M. 1994. An introduction to the immature stages of Australian Curculionoidea. In: Zimmerman, E. C. Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) vol. 2. Brentidae, Eurhynchidae, Apionidae and a chapter on immature stages by Brenda May pp. 365–728. CSIRO Australia.