Zyzzyva

The name was formally published, along with a description of the genus, by coleopterist Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. in 1922. Since there's no word remotely like this in either Greek or Latin, Casey probably just made up a name that would appear at the end of alphabetical lists.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – one the numerous genera of true weevils.


Curculionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – true weevils or snout beetles.

for the numerous other genera see Curculionidae


Curculionoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – most weevils, including all the true weevils.


Curculio

Borrowed from Latin curculiō (“weevil”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – acorn weevils or nut weevils.


Dryophthorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – many weevils.

Abacobius

(subfamily): Cryptodermatini, Dryophthorini, Litosomini, Ommatolampini, Orthognathini, Rhinostomini, Rhynchophorini, Sipalomimini, Sphenophorini, Stromboscerini – tribes


Curculio proboscideus

A taxonomic species within the family Curculionidae – elephant weevil, a nut and acorn weevil.


Sitophilus

sito- (“food, grain”) + -philus m (“-phile”), literally “grain-lover”

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A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – wheat weevil and related weevils, generally considered agricultural pests.


Ceutorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain true weevils.


Otiorhynchus

Latin ōtium n (“leisure; free time”) + Ancient Greek ῥῠ́γχος n (rhúnkhos, “nose”). Despite the root word ῥῠ́γχος (rhúnkhos) being a neuter noun, it resembles Latin -us, and so has taken the masculine grammatical gender.

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils.


Balaninus

(obsolete, entomology) A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – Synonym of Curculio.


Trigonopterus

Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον n (trígōnon, “triangle”) + -pterus m (“-winged”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain weevils, of Australia, Indonesia and Melanesia.


Anthonomus grandis

A taxonomic species within the family Curculionidae – boll weevil, a major pest of cotton crops.


Entiminae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – many true weevils.


Macrochirus

macro- (“large”) + Ancient Greek χείρ f (kheír, “hand, arm, paw, finger”) + -us m.

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Rhynchophorini – certain large weevils of Malaya including the giant Malayan weevil.


Sipalinus gigas

A taxonomic species within the family Curculionidae – Japanese giant weevil, a very large weevil native to Japan.


Conotrachelus

cono- (“cone”) + Ancient Greek τρᾰ́χηλος m (trákhēlos, “neck”)

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Conotrachelini – over a thousand of species of weevils, many of which are pests of fruit-bearing crops.


Conoderinae

→ English: conoderine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – various weevils.


Pentarthrum

penta- (“five”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον n (árthron, “joint, limb”)


Myrmex

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain antlike weevils.


Attelabidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – certain weevils.

Apoderus

(family): Apoderinae, Archolabinae, Attelabinae, Isotheinae, Pterocolinae, Rhynchitinae – subfamilies


Cryptorhynchinae

→ English: cryptorhynchine

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Curculionidae – cryptorhynchine weevils.


Anthribidae

→ English: anthribid

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – anthribids or fungus weevils.

Hadromerina

(family): Anthribinae, Choraginae, Ulyaninae, Urodontinae – subfamilies