Mononychus
| Mononychus | |
|---|---|
| Mononychus punctumalbum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Mononychus Germar, 1824 |
Mononychus is a genus of minute seed weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are at least 25 described species in Mononychus.
Including Mononychus punctumalbum (Iris Weevil).
They have generally been found in North America, Europe and parts of Central Asia.
They were originally published by E.F.Germar in Insectorum species novae aut minus cognitae, p. 241 in 1823.