Pissodes

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Pissodes
File:Pissodes notatus bialowieza forest beentree.jpg
Pissodes notatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Tribe: Pissodini
Genus: Pissodes
Germar, 1817
Diversity
at least 140 species
File:Pissodes pini.jpg
Pissodes pini
File:Pissodes castaneus couple.jpg
Pissodes castaneus

Pissodes is a genus of weevils described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.

These insects live on conifers.[1] They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, their distribution mirroring that of plants in the Pinaceae, the pine family, which includes most of their host trees.[2]

A few Pissodes species are considered to be pests, such as Pissodes strobi, P. nemorensis, and P. terminalis, because they do significant damage to trees.[2]

Pine weevil (Pissodes) anterior view
Pine weevil anterior view

There are at least 140 described species in Pissodes.[3][4][5][6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, C. W. (1989). Revision of the weevil genus Pissodes in Mexico with notes on Neotropical Pissodini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 415-32.
  2. ^ a b Lu, X., Zhang, R., & Langor, D. W. (2007). Two new species of Pissodes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species. The Canadian Entomologist 139(2), 179-88.
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  7. ^ Lu, X. and RunZhi, Z. (2007). Species, distribution and host plants of genus Pissodes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 43(9), 38-43.
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