Foucartia

Foucartia is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are several described species in Foucartia. Amongst these, Foucartia squamulata is a widespread Eurasian species.

Description

Species

These species belong to the genus Foucartia:

• Foucartia behnei <small>Borovec & Pelletier, 2010</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia chloris <small>Kiesenwetter, 1864</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia cremieri <small>Jacquelin du Val, 1854</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia dieckmanni <small>Angelov, 1986</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia elegans <small>Kraatz, 1859</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia elongata <small>Tournier, 1876</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia helenae <small>Borovec & Pelletier, 2010</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia lepidota <small>(Perris, 1866)</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia lethierryi <small>Desbrochers des Loges, 1875</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia podlussanyi <small>Borovec & Pelletier, 2010</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia ptochioides <small>(Bach, 1856)</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span> (See comment below)
• Foucartia reitteri <small>(Formánek, 1908)</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia sacarensis <small>Angelov, 1987</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>
• Foucartia squamulata <small>(Herbst, 1795)</small><span style="color:gray">^{c g}</span>

<small>Data sources: c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF,</small>

(Note: Foucartia liturata<span style="color:gray">^g</span> can be instead under Brachysomus lituratus)

(Note for Foucartia ptochioides the original spelling of the epithet in Bach, 1856 is "ptochioides" (on p.244 and appendix p.405) as "Sciaphilus ptochioides" Bach, 1856, contra later spelling as "ptochoides").

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