Philopedon plagiatum

Philopedon plagiatum, the marram weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3][4] It originates in Western Europe, with a distribution which includes Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Greece, Switzerland and Italy.[5] It has been introduced into North America, first recorded in 1940.[6] It is now established in the Maritime Region of Canada and the northeastern United States.[1]

Marram weevil, Philopedon plagiatum
Marram weevil, Philopedon plagiatum

Philopedon plagiatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Philopedon
Species:
P. plagiatum
Binomial name
Philopedon plagiatum
(Schaller, 1783)

References
  1. "Philopedon plagiatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Philopedon plagiatum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Philopedon plagiatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Philopedon plagiatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Barrios H, Borovec R, Bouchard P, Caldara R, Colonnelli E, Gültekin L, Hlaváč P, Korotyaev B, Lyal CH, Machado A, Meregalli M, Pierotti H, Ren L, Sánchez-Ruiz M, Sforzi A, Silfverberg H, Skuhrovec J, Trýzna M, Velázquez de Castro AJ, Yunakov NN (2017). "'Cooperative catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Curculionoidea'" (PDF). Monografías electrónicas Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 8: 1–729. Retrieved 26 Apr 2021.
  6. Bright, Donald E; Bouchard, Patrice (2008). The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. Ottawa: NRC Research Press. p. 327. doi:10.1139/9780660194004. ISBN 978-0-660-19400-4.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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