| Aclees | |
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| Aclees hirayamai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Molytinae |
| Genus: | Aclees C.J.Schoenherr, 1835 |
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Aclees is genus of fig weevil. Aclees taiwanensis has become an invasive species in many countries in Southern Europe, found in France in 1997 and again in Italy in 2005, where it threatens orchards and wild plants.
Species
A total of 32 or 33 species are currently recognized in the genus:
- Aclees africanus Faust, 1895
- Aclees bidentulus Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees bifasciatus Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees birmanus Faust, 1895
- Aclees bispinulus Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees brunneus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Aclees conicollis Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees crassirostris Marshall, 1926
- Aclees cribratus Gyllenhal, 1835
- Aclees davidi Dalla Torre & Schenkling, 1932
- Aclees fatuus Faust, 1895
- Aclees foveatus Voss, 1932
- Aclees granulosus Faust, 1899
- Aclees gyllenhali Pascoe, 1871
- Aclees hirayamai Kôno, 1933
- Aclees horsfieldi Lacordaire, 1863
- Aclees hovanus Fairmaire, 1898
- Aclees hylobioides Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees impressifrons Hustache, A., 1920
- Aclees indignus Marshall, 1915
- Aclees jekeli Heller
- Aclees juvencus Faust, 1892
- Aclees lacordairei Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees pacca Boheman, 1843
- Aclees parallelus Hustache, 1932
- Aclees porosus Pascoe, 1871
- Aclees pseudocribratus Osella, 1989
- Aclees roelofsi Desbrochers, 1891
- Aclees saipanensis Kôno, 1942
- Aclees senegalensis Fairmaire, 1891
- Aclees taiwanensis Kôno
- Aclees upembaense Voss, 1962
Origin
The genus was first named in France 1997 however instances of the weevil were first seen in Taiwan in 1933.
References
- ^ "Aclees Schoenherr, C.J., 1835". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Aclees". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- Meregalli, M.; Boriani, M.; Bollino, M.; Hsu, C.F. (2020). "Review of the species of Aclees described by Kȏno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae)". Zootaxa. 4768 (1): zootaxa-4768. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.10.
- ^ Tani, Camilla; Conti, Barbara; Bedini, Stefano (February 23, 2023). "Biological Insights on the Invasive Fig Pest Aclees taiwanensis Kȏno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Insects. 14 (3): 223. doi:10.3390/insects14030223. PMC 10058888. PMID 36975908.
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