# Aphrastus

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{{short description|Genus of beetles}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Banded Aphrastus Weevil - Flickr - treegrow.jpg
| image_caption = Aphrastus taeniatus
| image_alt =
| taxon = Aphrastus
| display_parents = 2
| synonyms = {{Taxon list
|  Aphrastus | Schoenherr, 1833
|  Micronychus | Provancher, 1877
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=itis/>
}}

thumb|Aphrastus taeniatus

'''''Aphrastus''''' is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family [Curculionidae](/source/Curculionidae). There are about 5 described species in ''Aphrastus'', found in North America and Mexico.<ref name=gbif/><ref name=bugguide/><ref name=catlife/>

==Species==
These five species belong to the genus ''Aphrastus'':<ref name=catlife/>
* ''[Aphrastus angularis](/source/Aphrastus_angularis)'' <small>Champion, 1911</small>
* ''[Aphrastus griseus](/source/Aphrastus_griseus)'' <small>(Blatchley, 1916)</small>
* ''[Aphrastus submarginatus](/source/Aphrastus_submarginatus)'' <small>(Champion, 1911)</small>
* ''[Aphrastus taeniatus](/source/Aphrastus_taeniatus)'' <small>Say, 1831</small>
* ''[Aphrastus unicolor](/source/Aphrastus_unicolor)'' <small>Horn, 1876</small>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=itis>
{{Cite web| title=ITIS report, ''Aphrastus''
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=616767 | access-date=2024-08-29
}}</ref>

<ref name=gbif>
{{Cite web| title=GBIF, ''Aphrastus''
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1217448 | access-date=2024-08-29
}}</ref>

<ref name=bugguide>
{{Cite web| title=BugGuide.net, ''Aphrastus'' genus Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/51808 | access-date=2024-08-29
}}</ref>

<ref name=catlife>
{{Cite web| title=Catalogue of Life, ''Aphrastus'' Say, 1831
| url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8HCMR | access-date=2024-08-29
}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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* {{inaturalist taxon|132233}}
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