Biology:Philopedon plagiatum

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Short description: Species of beetle

Philopedon plagiatum
Philopedon plagiatum 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Philopedon
Species:
P. plagiatum
Binomial name
Philopedon plagiatum
(Schaller, 1783)

Philopedon plagiatum, the marram weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3][4] It originates in Western Europe, with a distribution which includes Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Greece, Switzerland and Italy.[5] It has been introduced into North America, first recorded in 1940.[6] It is now established in the Maritime Region of Canada and the northeastern United States.[1]

Marram weevil, Philopedon plagiatum
Marram weevil, Philopedon plagiatum

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18462938 entry