Polyteles

Polyteles is a South American genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Entimini. There are seven described species distributed in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

A key to identify the genus among the Entimini was published by Vanin and Gaiger in 2005.

Species

Polyteles has four species, all of which are listed below:

• Polyteles atrox (Germar, 1824: 438): Brazil.

• Polyteles decussatus Pascoe, 1870: 441: Peru.
• Polyteles guerini FÃ¥hraeus, 1840: 743: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay.
• Polyteles inka (Heller, 1932: 2): Ecuador, Peru.
• Polyteles setosus Kirsch, 1874: 393: Peru
• Polyteles stevenii (Schönherr, 1826: 82): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.
• Polyteles uniformis (Heller, 1932: 2): Bolivia.

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