Nemonychidae
E609065
Nemonychidae is a family of primitive weevils known for feeding primarily on conifer pollen and representing one of the most basal lineages within the weevil superfamily.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insect family
ⓘ
weevil family ⓘ |
| adultHabitat | conifer flowers and cones ⓘ |
| associatedWithHostPlantGroup |
Araucariaceae
ⓘ
Pinaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSuperfamily | Curculionoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
elongate rostrum
ⓘ
lack of functional mandibular grooves on rostrum ⓘ relatively simple antennal structure ⓘ |
| class | Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | pine flower weevils ⓘ |
| containsSubfamily |
Cimberidinae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemonychinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinorhynchinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | primitive weevils ⓘ |
| diagnosticFeature |
adults often found on male cones or flowers of conifers
ⓘ
larvae develop in cones or reproductive structures of host plants ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
cone and flower feeder on conifers
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ |
| evolutionaryPosition | basal lineage within Curculionoidea ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | represents one of the most basal weevil lineages ⓘ |
| feedingHabit | pollen-feeding ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known from Mesozoic fossils ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | at least since the Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cimberis elongata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemonyx lepturoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhinorhynchus rufulus ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Curculionomorpha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polyphaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSpecificity | often host-specific to particular conifer species ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalFeedingHabit | feeding in cones of conifers ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | inside conifer cones or reproductive tissues ⓘ |
| morphologicalSignificance | retains several plesiomorphic weevil characters ⓘ |
| order | Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Curculionoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFoodSource | conifer pollen ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern entomological classification systems ⓘ |
| reproductionSite | conifer cones ⓘ |
| researchImportance | important for understanding early evolution of weevils ⓘ |
| speciesCount | dozens of described species ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Nemonyx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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