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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) » Otiorhynchini » Otiorhynchus » Otiorhynchus ligneus

Species Otiorhynchus ligneus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Weevil IMG_1946 - Otiorhynchus ligneus Weevil IMG_1946 - Otiorhynchus ligneus Weevil IMG_1946 - Otiorhynchus ligneus weevil suspect - Otiorhynchus ligneus weevil suspect - Otiorhynchus ligneus
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 Otiorhynchini
Genus Otiorhynchus
Species ligneus (Otiorhynchus ligneus)
Explanation of Names
Otiorhynchus (Aranihus) ligneus (Olivier 1807)
Numbers
subg. Aranihus Reitter 1912 contains ~40 spp.(1)
Size
4.2-6.0 mm(2)
Identification
dorsal habitus
Range
native to Europe, adventive in NA (NF-QC)(2)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: 1917(3)
Works Cited
1.BioLib.cz
2.Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae.
Donald E. Bright, Patrice Bouchard. 2008. 2008. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
3.Immigrant phytophagous insects on woody plants in the United States and Canada: an annotated list
Mattson W.J., Niemela P., Millers I., Inguanzo Y. 1994. General Tech. Report NC-169. St. Paul: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Exp.Sta.
Contributed by v belov on 10 August, 2011 - 6:01pm
Last updated 14 February, 2025 - 9:55pm

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