Otiorhynchus vehemens explained

Otiorhynchus vehemens is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.[1] [2] [3]

Description

The adults grow up to 16- long. They are black, with a wide greyish lateral band of fine hairs on the elytra and pronotum and longitudinal grooves on the surface of the elytra. Adults can be encountered from April through October.

Biology

These beetle are polyphagous. The soil-living larvae feed on the roots of many host plants, while the adults feed on leaves and have nocturnal habits.

Distribution

It is present in Italy and Switzerland.[4] [5]

Habitat

This species can be found in forests of silver fir (Abies alba) and beech (Fagus species), at an elevation up to about above sea level.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id248047/ Biolib
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?lvl=0&id=1588331 NCBI
  3. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6e52ee8dbc5633c16374d7b56ae25271 Catalogue of life
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060928160531/http://www.faunaeur.org/distribution_table.php Fauna europaea
  5. http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:252601 Eu-Nomen