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The leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera:

Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna

The Rhynchitidae and Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils) is a widespread group includes more than 2000 species. The characteristic feature of these beetles is the specific care of the descendants. Some species make various leaf rolls for their larvae. Others damage fruits or vegetative parts of plants in which their larvae will develop inside. The leaf-rolling weevils are the characteristic inhabitants of wood biotopes. They reach the greatest variety in tropical and subtropical forests. They play an essential role in ecosystems as customers of foliage. The leaf-rolling weevils are widely distributed throughout most parts of the world, but they do not occur in New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands. The greatest number of species is distributed in the Oriental, Afrotropical and Neotropical biogeographic regions. Some leaf-rolling weevils such as Rhynchites bacchus, Rh. auratus are agricultural pests. Many leaf-rolling weevil species damage trees and bushes in forests and parks.
 


Byctiscus princeps Cycnotrachelus flavotuberosu Allolabus kresli

     Byctiscus princeps                    Cycnotrachelus flavotuberosus                 Allolabus kresli
 

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Legalov A.A. 2007. Leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna. Novosibirsk: Agro-Siberia. 523 pp.
 




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Legalov А.А. 2003. Taxanomy, classification and phylogeny of the leaf-rolling weevils (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae) of the world fauna. Novosibirsk. CD-R. 641 Mb. [in Russian with english giagnoses and abstract]

 

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