| Rhyephenes | |
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| Rhyephenes mailliei photographed in Chiloe, Chile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Rhyephenes Schönherr, 1837 |
Rhyephenes is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae (true weevils) native to Chile and neighboring mountains in the Argentine Andes, ranging from the Coquimbo Region in the north to Magallanes Region in the south.[1] In Spanish it is known by the common names burrito and caballito de palo.
- ^ "Genus Rhyephenes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-11.