Pissodes | |
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Pissodes notatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Molytinae |
Genus: | Pissodes Germar, 1817 |
Diversity | |
at least 140 species |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Pissodes_pini.jpg/220px-Pissodes_pini.jpg)
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Pissodes is a genus of weevils described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.
These insects live on conifers.[1] They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, their distribution mirroring that of plants in the Pinaceae, the pine family, which includes most of their host trees.[2]
A few Pissodes species are considered to be pests, such as Pissodes strobi, P. nemorensis, and P. terminalis, because they do significant damage to trees.[2]
![Pine weevil (Pissodes) anterior view](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Pine_Weevil_%28Pissodes%29_anterior_view_-_wiki.jpg/220px-Pine_Weevil_%28Pissodes%29_anterior_view_-_wiki.jpg)
There are at least 140 described species in Pissodes.[3][4][5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ O'Brien, C. W. (1989). Revision of the weevil genus Pissodes in Mexico with notes on Neotropical Pissodini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 415-32.
- ^ a b Lu, X., Zhang, R., & Langor, D. W. (2007). Two new species of Pissodes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species. The Canadian Entomologist 139(2), 179-88.
- ^ "Pissodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Browse Pissodes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Pissodes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Pissodes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Lu, X. and RunZhi, Z. (2007). Species, distribution and host plants of genus Pissodes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 43(9), 38-43.
External links
Media related to Pissodes at Wikimedia Commons