Platystomos albinus

Platystomos albinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Anthribidae
Genus: Platystomos
Species:
P. albinus
Binomial name
Platystomos albinus
Synonyms
  • Curculio albinus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Anthribus albinus Geoffroy, 1762
  • Macrocephalus albinus Olivier, 1789

Platystomos albinus is a species of beetle in the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils. Adults measure 7 to 10 mm (0.3–0.4 in). The larvae feed on decaying trees, and are associated with the fungus Daldinia. It is present in deciduous forests throughout Europe and the Near East, including central southern and eastern Britain.

The species was described by Carl Linnaeus as Curculio albinus in his Systema Naturae in 1758.

References

  1. ↑ "NBN Gateway - Taxon". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Platystomos albinus". NatureSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Alexander, Keith N A (2002). The invertebrates of living & decaying timber in Britain and Ireland - a provisional annotated checklist. English Nature Research Reports. Vol. 467. English Nature. ISSN 0967-876X.
  4. ↑ Trýzna, Miloš (29 April 2013). "Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 February 2016.