Polydacrys
Sign in to savePolydacrys is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae, tribe Anypotactini, present across the Americas and the Caribbean. There are eight described species in Polydacrys.
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Polydacrys is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae, tribe Anypotactini, present across the Americas and the Caribbean. There are eight described species in Polydacrys.
== Taxonomy == Polydacrys was described for the first time by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1834 (p. 130). It was previously considered a member of the Tanymecini.
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