Curculionidae

E28387
beetle family family of insects taxon

Curculionidae is a large family of beetles commonly known as weevils or snout beetles, characterized by their elongated snouts and significant impact on plants and agriculture worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Scolytinae 2
Curculio nucum 1
Scolytus 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf beetle family ⓘ
family of insects ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyPlan compact body form ⓘ
hardened elytra covering hind wings ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName snout beetles ⓘ
weevils ⓘ
controlMethod biological control agents ⓘ
chemical insecticides ⓘ
cultural control in agriculture ⓘ
describedBy Pierre André Latreille ⓘ
distribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
ecologicalRole agricultural pest ⓘ
forest pest ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
feedingHabit phytophagous ⓘ
foundIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic elongated snout (rostrum) ⓘ
geniculate antennae with club ⓘ
mouthparts at end of rostrum ⓘ
often cryptic coloration ⓘ
plant-feeding habit ⓘ
impact damage to stored products by some species ⓘ
economic losses in agriculture ⓘ
significant damage to crops ⓘ
includes Anthonomus grandis ⓘ
Curculionidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Curculio nucum

Otiorhynchus sulcatus ⓘ
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ⓘ
Sitophilus granarius ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat inside plant tissues ⓘ
soil near host plants ⓘ
notableSubfamily Curculioninae ⓘ
Dryophthorinae ⓘ
Entiminae ⓘ
Curculionidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Scolytinae
order Coleoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
reproduction eggs laid on or in plant tissues ⓘ
researchUse model for plant–insect interactions ⓘ
suborder Polyphaga ⓘ
superfamily Curculionoidea ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European elm bark beetle → family → Curculionidae ⓘ
European elm bark beetle → genus → Curculionidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scolytus
Curculionidae → includes → Curculionidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Curculio nucum
Curculionidae → notableSubfamily → Curculionidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scolytinae
European elm bark beetle → subfamily → Curculionidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scolytinae