# Nanus (beetle)

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Genus of beetles

Nanus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Superfamily: Curculionoidea Family: Curculionidae Subfamily: Molytinae Genus: Nanus Schönherr, 1844

***Nanus*** is a genus of true weevils in the family of beetles known as [Curculionidae](/source/Curculionidae). There are about six described species in *Nanus*.[1][2][3][4]

## Species

These six species belong to the genus *Nanus*:

- *[Nanus dentipes](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanus_dentipes&action=edit&redlink=1)* Wollaston, T.V., 1873 c

- *[Nanus erythrurus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanus_erythrurus&action=edit&redlink=1)* Hustache, A. in Gruvel, 1932 c

- *[Nanus hispidus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanus_hispidus&action=edit&redlink=1)* Champion, G.C., 1909 c

- *[Nanus punctatellus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanus_punctatellus&action=edit&redlink=1)* Boheman, C.H. in Schönherr, C.J., 1844 c

- *[Nanus punctellus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanus_punctellus&action=edit&redlink=1)* Boheman, 1844 c

- *[Nanus uniformis](/source/Nanus_uniformis)* Boheman, 1844 i c b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-itis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-itis_1-1) ["*Nanus* Report"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=616936). *Integrated Taxonomic Information System*. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-catlife_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-catlife_2-1) ["Browse *Nanus*"](http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/a4556165b693aec1eb93c22f89f3983d). *Catalogue of Life*. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gbif_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gbif_3-1) ["*Nanus*"](https://www.gbif.org/species/1215574). *GBIF*. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bugref_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bugref_4-1) ["*Nanus* Genus Information"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1034636). *BugGuide.net*. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

## Further reading

- O'Brien, Charles W.; Wibmer, Guillermo J. (1982). ["Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211224000207/https://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf) (PDF). *Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute*. Archived from [the original](http://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/WeevilCourseResources/OBrienWibmer1982-WeevilsNCAWI.pdf) (PDF) on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I*. Apollo Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-04-26093-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-26093-1).

- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II*. Apollo Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-04-25916-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-25916-4).

Taxon identifiers Nanus Wikidata: Q14923769 Wikispecies: Nanus BioLib: 1222240 BugGuide: 1034636 CoL: 8HKTQ EoL: 73713 GBIF: 1215574 iNaturalist: 142757 ITIS: 616936 Open Tree of Life: 4607866

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