Erirhinidae

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Erirhinidae is a family of weevils within the superfamily Curculionoidea, typically associated with aquatic or semi-aquatic plants.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Erirhinidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxonomic family ⓘ
weevil family ⓘ
associatedWithHabitat aquatic plants ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
semi-aquatic plants ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
belongsToSubphylum Hexapoda ⓘ
bodyType beetle-like exoskeleton ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName marsh weevils ⓘ
conservationRelevance some species restricted to threatened wetland habitats ⓘ
diagnosticFeature antennae geniculate with club ⓘ
elongate rostrum typical of weevils ⓘ
distribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
ecologicalRole herbivores of aquatic vegetation ⓘ
potential biological control agents of aquatic weeds ⓘ
feedingHabit phytophagous ⓘ
hasMember Bagous ⓘ
Erirhinus ⓘ
Lissorhoptrus ⓘ
Notaris ⓘ
Tanysphyrus ⓘ
hostPlantType emergent aquatic plants ⓘ
monocot aquatic plants ⓘ
includedIn Curculionidae sensu lato in some classifications ⓘ
infraorder Cucujiformia ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeStageHabitat adults often found on host plants near water ⓘ
larvae often aquatic or semi-aquatic ⓘ
movementAbility adults capable of flight ⓘ
notableGenus Bagous ⓘ
Lissorhoptrus ⓘ
order Coleoptera ⓘ
parentTaxon Curculionoidea ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproductionSite aquatic or water-saturated substrates ⓘ
suborder Polyphaga ⓘ
superfamily Curculionoidea ⓘ
taxonomicStatus recognized as separate family in many modern classifications ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curculionoidea → contains → Erirhinidae ⓘ