Leiosoma

Leiosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Molytinae
Genus:	Leiosoma; Stephens, 1829
Type species
	Leiosoma deflexum;
Synonyms
	Leiosomus Schoenherr 1842; Liosoma Agassiz 1846; Liosomus Agassiz 1846; Liosomus Gistel 1856; Liosoma Gemminger & Harold 1871; Xenomicrus Wollaston 1864;

Several other genera were invalidly named Leiosoma. The mite genus of Nicolet (1855) is now Liacarus. The echinoid genus of Cotteau (1860) is now Trochalosoma. The lepidopteran genus of Felder & Rogenhofer (1874) is now Erocha. The millipede genus of Silvestri (1897) is now Catharosoma.

Leiosoma is a genus of weevils. It can be found in mountain-forest and alpine habitats in the western Palearctic realm. These weevils feed on plants of the families Ranunculaceae and Violaceae. ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Davidian, G. E. (1 October 2019). "New Weevils of the Genus Morimotodes Grebennikov, 2014 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Molytinae) from the Mainland China". Entomological Review. 99 (7): 949–972. doi:10.1134/S0013873819070078. ISSN 1555-6689.

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[Review-1] Davidian, G. E. (1 October 2019). "New Weevils of the Genus Morimotodes Grebennikov, 2014 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Molytinae) from the Mainland China". Entomological Review. 99 (7): 949–972. doi:10.1134/S0013873819070078. ISSN 1555-6689.

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