Homoeolabus analis
| Homoeolabus analis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Attelabidae |
| Genus: | Homoeolabus |
| Species: | H. analis |
| Binomial name | |
| Homoeolabus analis (Illiger, 1794) | |
Homoeolabus analis, known generally as the leaf-rolling weevil or oak leaf rolling weevil, is a species of leaf-rolling weevil in the family of beetles known as Attelabidae.[1][2][3][4] The leaf roll of an Attelabidae[1][2][3][4] beetle is referred to as a nidus (plural, niduses or nidi)—the Latin word for 'nest'. The process of constructing the leaf roll is termed "nidification". The main purpose of a leaf roll is to keep the eggs safe during the gestation period. It is found in North America.[1] It is often preyed upon by the obligate egg predator and nest thief; Thief Weevil. [5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Homoeolabus analis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Homoeolabus analis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Homoeolabus analis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Homoeolabus analis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ↑ "leaf-rolling weevil". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
External links
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