Helmoreus

Helmoreus is a genus of fungus weevil which was circumscribed by the New Zealand entomologist Beverley Holloway in 1982. The generic name honors the scientific illustrator Des Helmore.^[1][3] It is found in New Zealand, Australia, and New Caledonia.^[4] It is in the tribe Stenocerini.^[5][6]

Helmoreus
Lateral view of Helmoreus sharpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Anthribidae
Tribe:	Stenocerini
Genus:	Helmoreus Holloway, 1982[1]
Type species
Anthribus sharpi Broun, 1880[2]

As of 1998^[update], species include:^[4][1]

• Helmoreus agathidis Kuschel, 1998
• Helmoreus curvirostris Kuschel, 1998
• Helmoreus dugdalei Kuschel, 1998
• Helmoreus dufouri (Montrouzier, 1861)
• Helmoreus gressitti Kuschel, 1998
• Helmoreus nothofagi Kuschel, 1998
• Helmoreus sharpi (Broun, 1880)
• Helmoreus watti Kuschel, 1998