Hylobius
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Hylobius is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . It was formerly recognized in 1998 as the largest of any animal family, with over 40,000 species described worldwide at that time...

). Several Hylobius species are major pests of coniferous trees.

Species

Species include:
  • Hylobius abietis
    Hylobius abietis
    Hylobius abietis is a beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae . It shares the common name pine weevil with the rarer Hylobius pinastri. This weevil is a common associate of conifers throughout Europe....

    Linnaeus
    Carolus Linnaeus
    Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

    , 1758
    — pine weevil
  • Hylobius aliradicis Warner, 1966 — southern pine root weevil
  • Hylobius alpheus Reiche, 1857
  • Hylobius congener Dalla Torre et al., 1943 — seedling debarking weevil
  • Hylobius excavatus Laicharting, 1781
  • Hylobius graecus Pic, 1902
  • Hylobius huguenini Reitter, 1891
  • Hylobius pales Herbst
    Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
    Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst was a German naturalist and entomologist from Petershagen, Minden-Ravensberg....

    , 1797
    - pales weevil
  • Hylobius pinastri Gyllenhaal
    Leonard Gyllenhaal
    Leonard Gyllenhaal was a Swedish military officer and entomologist.Born on the Ribbingsberg manor in Västergötland in west Sweden, Leonard Gyllenhaal was son of an army officer and belonged to a family of the lower nobility...

    , 1813
    — pine weevil
  • Hylobius pinicola Couper, 1864 — Couper collar weevil
  • Hylobius radicis Buchanan, 1935 — pine root collar weevil
  • Hylobius rhizophagus Benjamin & Walker, 1963 — root tip weevil, Millers
  • Hylobius transversovittatus
    Hylobius transversovittatus
    Hylobius transversovittatus is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is native to the Old World where both adults and larvae feed on purple loosestrife...

    Goeze, 1777 — Goeze root-boring weevil
  • Hylobius warreni
    Hylobius warreni
    Warren's rootcollar weevil, Hylobius warreni is a species of weevil that is widely distributed throughout the boreal forests of Canada.- Description :...

    Wood, 1957 — Warren's collar weevil
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