Leiosoma
Leiosoma is a genus of weevils. It can be found in mountain-forest and alpine habitats in the western Palearctic realm. These weevils feed on plants of the families Ranunculaceae and Violaceae. [1]
- Several other genera were invalidly named Leiosoma. The mite genus of Nicolet (1855) is now Liacarus. The echinoid genus of Cotteau (1860) is now Trochalosoma. The lepidopteran genus of Felder & Rogenhofer (1874) is now Erocha. The millipede genus of Silvestri (1897) is now Catharosoma.
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| Genus: | Leiosoma Stephens, 1829 |
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References
- Davidian, G. E. (1 October 2019). "New Weevils of the Genus Morimotodes Grebennikov, 2014 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Molytinae) from the Mainland China". Entomological Review. 99 (7): 949–972. doi:10.1134/S0013873819070078. ISSN 1555-6689.
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