GreenBeetle b - Polydrusus formosus

Curculionidae: Polydrusus sp.

As the series of comments concludes, this is a Polydrusus sp.

… Donald S. Chandler, 4 May, 2006 - 7:40pm

Moved to guide for Snout Beetles, consensus on genus?

I'm cleaning up beetles from the ID Request section. I'm moving this to the Curculionidae. Was there any consensus on the genus and/or species? I was pretty happy with Anametis granulatus. It agrees with Dillon's description, and also with this image at Insects of Cedar Creek. There are 2 spp. for genus listed at Nearctica.com.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 30 September, 2004 - 10:35am

probably Curculionidae: Anametis granulata /us

OK, I think we have a winner here. I just flipped through Dillon & Dillon's plates of weevils (Curcurlionidae), looking for ones where the description says "green". One hit: Plate LXXIX, #10: Anametis granulata (Say): "Dark brown to piceous, covered with white or greenish scales; 5-7 mm." More technical characters are given in the description on page 574--they look consistent. "Oval, robust; dark brown; densely and uniformley covered with grayish scales, many with a pearly or greenish reflex; antennae and tarsi reddish brown...[technical characters I don't understand]...has been recorded as damaging young peac, pear, and apple trees, and it has been beaten from foliage of buckeye and other trees and shrubs and from the great ragweed. It is sometimes nocturnal in its feeding habits." (I am way not an expert on weevils, like, I've only ever thought I identified one as to genus.)

Insects of Cedar Creek has this page on Anametis granulatus. The photos of specimens look consistent with your photograph, to my very untrained eye.

… Cotinis, 31 March, 2004 - 5:42pm

Green weevil

V J Hickey: Patrick....Cirrus images is down temporarily...the image is excellent, however. Please check Polydrusus spp in Cedar Creek...there is the green weevil,almost same as Cirrus.
http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/024113040ap.html
Thanks for your input.....Vince Hickey

… Vincent J Hickey, 30 September, 2004 - 11:55am

Polydrusus looks good

Right, that looks very good, better than my suggestion.

I'll write a guide when I get the chance, check some more references. Thanks for correcting my error.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 30 September, 2004 - 2:45pm

the green beetle

V J Hickey; in www.cirrusimage.com/beetles_weevil.htm...there he is.
Curculionidae...Polydrusus spp

… Vincent J Hickey, 23 April, 2004 - 12:13pm

The Green Beetle

V J Hickey: Troy.....I came on this image that looks just like mine.
http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insects/beetles/melyridae/melyris.htm.
Like your opinion.

… Vincent J Hickey, 15 April, 2004 - 3:53pm

Snout Beetle

I instantly think snout beetle when I see your image. Beetles are tough though. I would probably just say snout beetle and leave it at that.

… Troy Bartlett, 19 April, 2004 - 8:57pm

Anametis granulata

V J Hickey Thanks very much....this is OK; the beetle was around for only a few days.

… Vincent J Hickey, 31 March, 2004 - 8:27pm