Abstract
The superfamily Curculionoidea includes approximately 62 000 species and 5 800 genera, assigned to 7 families (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Belidae, Attelabidae, Caridae, Brentidae, and Curculionidae). In Mexico, there have been described 603 genera and 3 594 species, with ca. 40% of endemic species, belonging to 6 families, the only one absent in the country is Caridae. Nearly 85% of the Mexican weevil species belong to the family Curculionidae, and are classified in the subfamilies Baridinae, Brachycerinae, Cossoninae, Curculioninae, Cyclominae, Dryophthorinae, Entiminae, Molytinae, Platypodinae, and Scolytinae. Taxonomic studies on Mexican Curculionoidea are relatively scarce, and neither modern revisionary studies nor phylogenetic analyses are available for the majority of the taxa. Although they are important components of all terrestrial natural ecosystems, information on their ecology, natural history, and immature stages is still not available for most species.
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