Hylobius Abietis (Large Pine Weevil). CABI
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[Excerpt: Preferred Scientific Name] Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Preferred Common Name] large pine weevil [Other Scientific Names] Curculio abietis Linnaeus, 1758; Curculio pini Marsham, 1802; Hylobitelus abietis (Linnaeus, 1758) [International Common Names] English: fir-tree weevil; large brown pine weevil. Spanish: gorgojo del abeto. French: charançon de l'épinette; charançon européen; grand charançon du pin; hylobe du pin. Russian: bolshoy sosnovy dolgonosik [] [...] [Description] The egg is less than 1 mm long and less than 0.5 mm wide, pearly-white and oval (Salisbury and Leather, 1998). [] The cream-coloured larva is soft, curved and legless. It has a large, light-brown head, with strong mandibles, which are flattened and as wide as the first segment of the body. Mature larvae are 10-15 mm long. There are five larval instars; the widths of the head capsule measure 0.6-0.8 mm (first instar), 0.9-1.1 mm (second instar), 1.1-1.7 mm (third instar), 1.6-2.5 mm (fourth instar) and 2.5-3.5 mm (fifth instar) (Bakke and Lekander, 1965). [] The pupa is 8-10 mm long, exarate (appendages are free) and unpigmented. [] The adult is 9-15 mm long. A hard chitinous covering protects the body. The wing cases, which completely cover the abdomen, are purple-brown in young adults and later become black. There are patches of yellow scales on the wing cases and on the thorax. The thorax is slightly broader than it is long, strongly convex and constricted at the front. The surface of the thorax is punctured and wrinkled with a raised central line. The head is extended to form a strong snout with mandibles at the tip. The antennae are elbowed and attached to the snout near the end. The large eyes are positioned on either side at the base of the snout. The legs have sharp claws with a strong tooth on the inner edge of each femur. [Distribution] H. abietis is a pest of coniferous plantations in many European countries. It also occurs in Russia, Japan and China. [] [...]
@article{cabiHylobiusAbietisLarge2015,
  title = {Hylobius Abietis (Large Pine Weevil)},
  author = {{CABI}},
  date = {2015},
  url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/13687894},
  abstract = {[Excerpt: Preferred Scientific Name]

 Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Preferred Common Name]

 large pine weevil

[Other Scientific Names]

 Curculio abietis Linnaeus, 1758;  Curculio pini Marsham, 1802;  Hylobitelus abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

[International Common Names]

 English: fir-tree weevil; large brown pine weevil.  Spanish: gorgojo del abeto.  French: charançon de l'épinette; charançon européen; grand charançon du pin; hylobe du pin.  Russian: bolshoy sosnovy dolgonosik

[] [...] [Description] The egg is less than 1 mm long and less than 0.5 mm wide, pearly-white and oval (Salisbury and Leather, 1998).

[] The cream-coloured larva is soft, curved and legless. It has a large, light-brown head, with strong mandibles, which are flattened and as wide as the first segment of the body. Mature larvae are 10-15 mm long. There are five larval instars; the widths of the head capsule measure 0.6-0.8 mm (first instar), 0.9-1.1 mm (second instar), 1.1-1.7 mm (third instar), 1.6-2.5 mm (fourth instar) and 2.5-3.5 mm (fifth instar) (Bakke and Lekander, 1965).

[] The pupa is 8-10 mm long, exarate (appendages are free) and unpigmented.

[] The adult is 9-15 mm long. A hard chitinous covering protects the body. The wing cases, which completely cover the abdomen, are purple-brown in young adults and later become black. There are patches of yellow scales on the wing cases and on the thorax. The thorax is slightly broader than it is long, strongly convex and constricted at the front. The surface of the thorax is punctured and wrinkled with a raised central line. The head is extended to form a strong snout with mandibles at the tip. The antennae are elbowed and attached to the snout near the end. The large eyes are positioned on either side at the base of the snout. The legs have sharp claws with a strong tooth on the inner edge of each femur.

[Distribution] H. abietis is a pest of coniferous plantations in many European countries. It also occurs in Russia, Japan and China.

[] [...]},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13687894,cabi,forest-pests,forest-resources,hylobius-abietis,monography},
  series = {Invasive {{Species Compendium}}}
}

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