Torcina

Probable specimen of Sibariops, photographed by Mike Quinn.

Belongs within: Baridinae.

The Torcina is a group of weevils with a parallel-sided and relatively slender body.

<==Torcina D09
    |--Microtorcus tubulatus Casey 1922 D09
    |--Sibariopsida docilis Casey 1922 D09
    |--Anatorcus D09
    |    |--A. argenteus Hustache 1949 H49
    |    `--A. densus Casey 1922 D09
    |--Torcobius Casey 1922 D09
    |    |--T. inflatirostris Hustache 1949 H49
    |    `--T. subfasciatus Hustache 1949 H49
    |--Pseudotorcus D09
    |    |--P. cylindricus Hustache 1949 H49
    |    |--P. glabriceps Hustache 1949 H49
    |    |--P. longirostris Hustache 1949 H49
    |    `--P. rufipes Hustache 1949 D09
    |--Torcus D09
    |    |--T. cinereus Hustache 1949 H49
    |    |--T. nigricornis H49
    |    |--T. nigrinus Hustache 1939 D09
    |    |--‘Sibariops’ pilipennis H49
    |    `--T. variabilis Hustache 1939 D09
    `--Sibariops D09
         |--S. boliviensis H49
         |--S. brevipilis Hustache 1949 H49
         |--S. castanea Hustache 1949 H49
         |--S. concinnus (LeConte 1876) D09
         |--S. concurrens (Casey 1892) D09
         |--S. praedalta Hustache 1949 H49
         `--S. pusilla Hustache 1949 H49

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[D09] Davis, S. R. 2009. Morphology of Baridinae and related groups (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). ZooKeys 10: 1-136.

[H49] Hustache, A. 1949. Nouveaux Barinae Sud Américains. Troisième partie – Centrinina. Boletim do Museu Nacional, nova serie, Zoologia 97: 1-143.

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