Car (beetle)

Car
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Caridae
Genus: Car
T.Blackburn, 1897

Car is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Caridae. It was first described by Australian entomologist, Thomas Blackburn in 1897.

Car is the only genus in the family Caridae. There are four known species:

  • Car condensatus Blackb., 1897
  • Car cylindrirostris Voss, 1932
  • Car intermedius Lea, 1926
  • Car pini Lea, 1911