Curculionini Latreille, 1802

Pelsue, Frank W. & O’Brien, Charles W., 2011, A redefinition of the Curculionini of the world, with a key to subtribes and genera, and two new genera: Pseudoculio and Megaoculis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae), Zootaxa 3102, pp. 27-49 : 29

Tribe Curculionini Latreille, 1802

Diagnosis: A redefinition of the characters that separate the Curculionini from the rest of the Coleoptera are as follows: Rostrum long, tubular, usually longer in female; glabrous after insertion of scape except for tufts of long seta-like scales near apex in some species. Mandibles subtriangular, hanging down, moving vertically not transversely opposed. Antennae geniculate with scape of variable lengths, funicle seven antennomeres, club with three annulations with four distinct parts; totaling 11 parts. Prothorax in some taxa at most with indications of postocular lobes. Scutellum evident with circumscutellar impression or not. Scales of thorax, elytra, legs, and venter are either decumbent or recumbent. Elytra with ten intervals, tomentose, squamose and at times with erect seta-like scales of variable lengths and many species with apical crosshatched seta-like scales of varying lengths. Distance between mesocoxae less than or equal to diameter of mesocoxa. Pygidium not covered in male, with some exceptions as in Timolina. Pro-, and mesotibae normally uncinate, metatibia may be uncinate, mucronate, or with inner hook or similar type appendage in males of certain genera, lacking in females. Tarsal claws appendiculate or bifid and free except in Timola with simple free claws, and Ergania and Pimelata with connate, simple claws.