Cylindrocopturus quercus

Conoderine Snout Beetle



Subfamily Conoderinae, Snout Beetle, Cylindrocopturus quercus

Family: Curculionidae

Subfamily: Conoderinae

Length: 2.5-3.0 mm

 

Members of this subfamily are notable for their large, close-set eyes, and for a beak that is tucked away into a channel on the ventral side.

In Cylindrocopturus, the elytra are modestly wider than the pronotum; antennomere 3 is shorter than 2; and the femora arent toothed.

As the scientific name suggests, adult Cylindrocopturus quercus are found on oaks. Downie and Arnett (1996) report that the species breeds in Ragweed.


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