Biology:Pterocolus ovatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Pterocolus ovatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Attelabidae
Genus: Pterocolus
Species:
P. ovatus
Binomial name
Pterocolus ovatus
(Fabricius, 1801)

Pterocolus ovatus, known generally as the thief weevil or leaf roll thief, is a species of thief weevil in the family of beetles known as Attelabidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[1] The thief weevil is an obligate egg predator and nest thief of Homoeolabus analis, the Oak Leaf-Rolling Weevil.[3]

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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2223155 entry