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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae) » Cneorhinini » Philopedon » Marram Weevil (Philopedon plagiatum)

Species Philopedon plagiatum - Marram Weevil

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Tribe Cneorhinini
Genus Philopedon
Species plagiatum (Marram Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Philopedon plagiatum (Schaller 1783)
Size
4-6 mm(1)
Identification

Det. B. Woo, 2015
Range
adventive to ME / NB, PEI, NS; native to Europe(2); recently found in OR )
Habitat
sandy areas(2)
Food
polyphagous; larvae eat roots
Remarks
First detected in NA in 1934 (PQ); probably brought in with dry ballast(3)
Print References
Aquatic Invasive Species News in a Nutshell 21: 5
Works Cited
1.Benisch C. (2007-) kerbtier.de – Beetle fauna of Germany
2.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
3.The weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, II: New records from Nova Scotia...
Majka C.G., Anderson R.S., McCorquodale D.B. 2007. Can. Entomol. 139: 397–442.
Contributed by v belov on 30 September, 2010 - 4:48pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, metrioptera
Last updated 16 December, 2021 - 12:05am

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