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Polydrusus impar

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Polydrusus impar
Polydrusus impar. Lateral view
Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Subfamily:
Entiminae
Genus:
Polydrusus
Subgenus:
Metallites
Species:
P. impar
Binomial name
Polydrusus impar
Des Gozis, 1882
Synonyms
  • Metallites impar
  • Metallites mollis Germar, 1824
  • Polydrosus impar var. rubens Stierlin, 1890
  • Polydrusus vranicensis Reitter, 1905

Polydrusus impar is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae.[1][2]

Subspecies[1]

  • Polydrusus impar impar Gozis, 1882
  • Polydrusus impar vranicensis Reitter, 1905

Description

Polydrusus impar can reach a length of about 6.2–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in). The elytra are covered with elongated, lanceolate scales. They have a yellowish-brown or green color with metallic luster. The larvae live in the roots of trees. Adults can be found from May to September. These beetles are oligophagous.[3][4]

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia and Switzerland.[1][5]

Habitat

Polydrusus impar prefers mountainous regions.

References

  1. ^ a b c Biolib
  2. ^ GBIF
  3. ^ Insektenbox
  4. ^ Commanster
  5. ^ Fauna europaea


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