Brentidae
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Brentidae is a family of elongated, often wood-boring weevils within the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their distinctive long snouts and association with trees and decaying wood.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | insect family ⓘ |
| belongsToSuborder | Polyphaga ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
brentid weevils
ⓘ
primitive weevils ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature |
lack of strongly geniculate antennae typical of true weevils
ⓘ
rostrum often longer than head and pronotum combined ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
wood decomposer associate
ⓘ
xylophagous insect ⓘ |
| feedingType |
phytophagous
ⓘ
xylophagous ⓘ |
| foundIn |
temperate regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
antennae often straight and inserted near rostrum tip
ⓘ
antennae usually not elbowed ⓘ associated with decaying wood ⓘ associated with trees ⓘ elongated body ⓘ long rostrum ⓘ many species with sexually dimorphic rostrum ⓘ many species with straight rostrum ⓘ often wood-boring ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
body usually narrow
ⓘ
elytra generally elongate ⓘ prothorax often elongated ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Coleoptera: Curculionoidea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStageHabitat | larvae develop in wood or plant tissues ⓘ |
| notableSubfamily |
Apioninae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brentinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyphagoginae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anthribidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curculionidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemonychidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | eggs laid in or on wood or plant tissue ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 (family name based on genus Brenthus / Brenthus-type genus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Curculionoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
dead wood
ⓘ
forests ⓘ under bark of trees ⓘ |
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