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Attelabidae
Sign in to saveThe Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdomen. Attelabidae and the related family Rhynchitidae are known commonly as the leaf-rolling weevils. Rhynchitidae may be treated as subfamily Rhynchitinae of the Attelabidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyAttelabidae
オトシブミの揺籃（槍ヶ岳・槍沢） オトシブミはオトシブミ科（分類によってはオトシブミ亜科）の昆虫の総称である。ナミオトシブミ Apoderus jekelii のことを特にオトシブミと言うこともあるが、ここではオトシブミ科について述べる。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 597
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Attelabidae
- Collections
- SAM, UMNH, ASU, TTU, KU, PSUC
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, Mexico, Canada, Nicaragua
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Selected genera
- Tree
- References
- External links
The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdomen. Attelabidae and the related family Rhynchitidae are known commonly as the leaf-rolling weevils. Rhynchitidae may be treated as subfamily Rhynchitinae of the Attelabidae.
Some members of this family have long necks and may be called giraffe weevils, particularly Trachelophorus giraffa. A few species are minor agricultural pests. The larvae of Rhynchitinae feed in flower buds, fruits, and terminal shoots, or are leaf miners. The subfamily Attelabinae are the true leaf rollers. The female cuts slits into leaves to deposit her eggs, and rolls that part of the leaf in which the larvae will feed.
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