Twigs ( lat.Hylobius ) - a family of beetles from the family of weevils .
| Conifers |
Hylobius abietis |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Superfamily : | Curculionoid |
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| International scientific name |
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Hylobius Germar , 1817 |
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The proboscis of the beetles is rather long, rounded, slightly bent, somewhat widened at the end. The antennae are attached near the corners of the mouth so that their first segment (stalk) barely reaches the front edge of the eyes. The next 2 segments are oblong, the remaining segments of the flagellum short. The visor is clear. Elytra in front with blunt prominent tubercles (shoulders). Legs are long, lower legs with a strong spike at the end, hips are serrated, legs with large, far apart claws.
Elephants of average size, 6–16 mm long, live in coniferous forests and are common in Europe and Asia. Larvae live in the dying crowns of conifers. Beetles gnaw at the bark of trees. Of the 7 European species, it is best known as a beetle very harmful in forestry, a large pine elephant , a spruce tree, a spruce conifer, or a spruce resin ( Hylobius abietis ).
- Kinds
- Hylobius abietis Linnaeus , 1758
- Hylobius aliradicis Warner, 1966
- Hylobius alpheus Reiche, 1857
- Hylobius congener Dalla Torre et al., 1943
- Hylobius excavatus Laicharting, 1781
- Hylobius graecus Pic, 1902
- Hylobius huguenini Reitter, 1891
- Hylobius pales Herbst , 1797
- Hylobius pinastri Gyllenhaal , 1813
- Hylobius pinicola Couper, 1864
- Hylobius radicis Buchanan, 1935
- Hylobius rhizophagus Benjamin & Walker, 1963
- Hylobius transversovittatus goeze, 1777
- Hylobius warreni Wood, 1957
