Polyphagous broad nosed weevils (Curculionidae: Entiminae) constitute a large and taxonomically challenging subfamily that contains economically significant agricultural pests worldwide. South Africa is a hot-spot for biodiversity and several species of indigenous and endemic genera of Entiminae have shifted on to cultivated plants, with some being phytosanitary pests. The sporadic pest status of many species (where the species has an occasional economic impact on the agricultural industry, but is not encountered often enough that is is readily recognisable by researchers and agricultural extension workers) and the presence of pest complexes and cryptic species represent an identification challenge to non-specialists. Furthermore, no comprehensive identification tools exist to identify immature stages that may be found in crops/soil. In this paper, a curated barcoding database with 70 COI sequences from 41 species (39 Entiminae, 2 Cyclominae) is initiated, to assist with the complexity of identification of species in this group.

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对生物多样性热点地区的害虫物种进行条形码：南非多食性宽鼻象鼻虫（鞘翅目、象甲科、象甲科）


多食性宽鼻象鼻虫（Curculionidae：Entiminae）是一个庞大且在分类学上具有挑战性的亚科，其中包含世界范围内具有重要经济意义的农业害虫。南非是生物多样性的热点地区，一些本土和特有的恩蒂米亚科物种已经转向栽培植物，其中一些是植物检疫害虫。许多物种的零星害虫状况（该物种偶尔会对农业产生经济影响，但遇到的频率不够高，研究人员和农业推广人员很容易识别）以及害虫复合体和神秘物种的存在代表了对非专业人士的识别挑战。此外，不存在全面的识别工具来识别作物/土壤中可能存在的未成熟阶段。在本文中，启动了一个精心策划的条形码数据库，其中包含来自 41 个物种（39 个 Entiminae、2 个 Cyclominae）的 70 个 COI 序列，以帮助识别该组中物种的复杂性。