Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

Full reference: N. M. Franz and J. C. Girón. 2009. Scelianoma elydimorpha, a new genus and new species of entimine weevil from southwestern Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Entiminae). Neotropical Entomology 38:219-230

Parent taxon: Entiminae according to N. Franz and G. Y. Zhang 2017

See also Franz and Girón 2009

Sister taxa: Anypotactini, Argoptochus incertus, Bagous atavus, Brachycerus exilis, Brachyderini, Cneorhinini, Cylydrorhinini, Cyphicerini, Entimini, Eudiagogini, Eustylini, Geonemini, Hormorini, Laccopygus, Laccopygus rhenanus, Lachnopus robustus, Laparocerini, Megarhynchaenus, Naupactus crassirostris, Oligocryptus, Ophryastini, Otiorhynchini, Otiorhynchus boettingensis, Phyllobiini, Phytonomus firmus, Polydrusini, Polydrusitae, Pristorhynchini, Sciaphilini, Sciaphilus nigriscens, Sitona atavina, Sitona attavina, Sitona exitiorum, Sitones venustulus, Sitonini, Strophosomus marcelini, Syntomostylus fortis, Tanymecini, Trachyphloeini, Tropiphorini, Tychius manderstjernai, Polydrosini

Subtaxa: Scelianoma compacta

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SEMC coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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