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| Dorytomus taeniatus 3-4,5 mm | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Genus: | Dorytomus |
| Species: | D. taeniatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dorytomus taeniatus | |
Dorytomus taeniatus is a species of weevil native to Europe. [2] [3] It was first described by Johann Christian Fabricius in 1781. The larvae cause a small growth (known as a gall) on the catkins of willows (Salix species).
Description
Eggs are laid during the autumn in the axils of catkin buds and hatch the following spring. [4] The larvae cause an inconspicuous distortion of, usually, female catkins, thickening the rachis. [5] Catkins drop earlier than uninfected catkins and the larvae pupate in the soil. [6] Close examination of the gall is necessary as Redfern et al. (2011) note that sometimes, thickening of the rachis can be wound tissue rather than a gall and according to Plant Parasites of Europe identification is only possible by examining the weevils. [5] [6]
The gall has been recorded from white willow ( S. alba), eared willow ( S. aurita'), goat willow ( S. caprea), grey willow ( S. cinerea) and purple willow ( S.purpurea). [6]
Adults are 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long and brownish-black to black. They can be found from May onwards, browsing on the leaves, removing patches of tissue and exposing the network of fine veins. [4]
Distribution
Found in western and central Europe including Great Britain (common) and Scandinavia. [7]
References
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species insectorum; exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma, auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin ediectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, Hamburgi et Kilonii
- ^ Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
- ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Alford, David V (2012). Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Color Handbook. Waltham: Academic Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-12-398515-6.
- ^ a b Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Boxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (Second ed.). Shrewsbury: Field Study Council. pp. 282–299. ISBN 978-185153-284-1.
- ^ a b c Ellis, W N. "Dorytomus taeniatus (Fabricius, 1781)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Dorytomus taeniatus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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