Phymatapoderus

Phymatapoderus
Phymatapoderus flavimanus in Osaka, Japan
Phymatopoderus flavimanus, Adult, South Korea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Attelabidae
Subfamily: Apoderinae
Tribe: Hoplapoderini
Genus: Phymatapoderus
Voss, 1926
Synonyms
  • Phymatopoderus Pic, 1928

Phymatapoderus is a genus of leaf-roller weevils, family Attelabidae.

Behaviors

Phymatapoderus pavens has been observed constructing two types of leaf rolls on the species Boehmeria japonica var. silvestrii, based on the shape of the leaf. The females make leaf rolls by using the whole leaf when small and weakly lobed, but when large and deeply lobed, they use one of the lateral lobes. Both of the observed types were found within a population of the species and served as a spot for offspring to grow. The weevils bite the veins of the leaf differently during constructing the leaf roll, suggesting that the type of leaf roll is determined before constructing.

Distribution

Species in Phymatapoderus are mainly found in East Asia, with some found in Southeast Asia. They are found in Russia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Species

There are 13 accepted species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phymatapoderus Voss, E., 1926". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Higuchi, Yumiko; Kawakita, Atsushi (2022). "Shape-dependent leaf manipulation in the leaf rolling weevil Phymatapoderus pavens (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blac016.
  3. ↑ "Genus Phymatapoderus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 October 2026.