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Orthocerous Weevils Coleoptera: Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae) [electronic resource] M. G. Morris

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: RES Handbooks for the Identification of British InsectsPublisher: GB Royal Entomological Society 2023Description: 112ppContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781800625891
Online resources: Summary: Following a brief introduction to the Curculionoidea, their biology, life history, phenology and economic importance are discussed, and methods of collection, preservation, examination and dissection described. The adult characteristics of the group, which includes the Nemonychidae, Urodontidae, Anthribidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae, are outlined. A summary of host-plant records and a checklist of species are provided. Illustrated keys are provided to the families and to genera and species within families and subfamilies of the orthocerous group. The entry for each species includes information on biology and larval host plants, a brief summary of distribution in the British Isles, and an outline of the zoogeographic range.
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Following a brief introduction to the Curculionoidea, their biology, life history, phenology and economic importance are discussed, and methods of collection, preservation, examination and dissection described. The adult characteristics of the group, which includes the Nemonychidae, Urodontidae, Anthribidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae, are outlined. A summary of host-plant records and a checklist of species are provided. Illustrated keys are provided to the families and to genera and species within families and subfamilies of the orthocerous group. The entry for each species includes information on biology and larval host plants, a brief summary of distribution in the British Isles, and an outline of the zoogeographic range.

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