Otiorhynchus vehemens
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| Otiorhynchus vehemens – Mating pair | |
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| Otiorhynchus vehemens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Otiorhynchus |
| Species: | O. vehemens
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| Otiorhynchus vehemens Boheman, 1843
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Otiorhynchus vehemens is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
The adults grow up to 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in) 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[edit]
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[edit]
It is present in Italy and Switzerland.[4][5]
Habitat[edit]
This species can be found in forests of silver fir (Abies alba) and beech (Fagus species), at an elevation up to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level.
Bibliography[edit]
- Guido PEDRONI Biodiversità dei coleotteri Apionidi e Curculionidi in un settore di alta quota delle Alpi Orobie Occidentali Mus. Civ. Sc. Nat. "E. Caffi" - Bergamo
- F. Cianferoni Gli Invertebrati della Riserva Naturale Integrale di Sasso Fratino