Phyllobius oblongus

Phyllobius oblongus
Phyllobius oblongus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Phyllobius
Species:	P. oblongus
Binomial name
Phyllobius oblongus (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Phyllobius oblongus is a species of weevil native to Europe. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It has been found in North America since 1969. ^[5] Larvae feed on tree roots. ^[5]

References

1. Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Morris, M. G., 1997 Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils) Royal Entomological Society Handbooks . Volume 5 part 17a.
4. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
5. Pinski, R. A.; Mattson, W. J.; Raffa, K. F. (2005-02-01). "Host Breadth and Ovipositional Behavior of Adult Polydrusus sericeus and Phyllobius oblongus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Nonindigenous Inhabitants of Northern Hardwood Forests" (PDF). Environmental Entomology. 34 (1). Oxford University Press (OUP): 148–157. doi: 10.1603/0046-225x-34.1.148 . ISSN   0046-225X . Retrieved 2025-05-19.