''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of

conifer Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...

ous trees.

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Species include: *''

Hylobius abietis ''Hylobius abietis'' or the large pine weevil is a beetle belonging to family Curculionidae. This species is widely regarded as the most important pest of most commercially important coniferous trees in European plantations. Seedlings planted o ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

— pine weevil *'' Hylobius albosparsus'' Boheman - big larch weevil *'' Hylobius aliradicis'' Warner, 1966 — southern pine root weevil *''

Hylobius alpheus ''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of coniferous trees. Species Species include: *''Hylobius abietis'' Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758 � ...

'' Reiche, 1857 *'' Hylobius congener'' Dalla Torre ''et al.'', 1943 — seedling debarking weevil *'' Hylobius excavatus'' Laicharting, 1781 *'' Hylobius graecus'' Pic, 1902 *'' Hylobius huguenini'' Reitter, 1891 *''

Hylobius pales ''Hylobius pales'', the pales weevil, is a species of pine weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,8 ...

'' Herbst, 1797 - pales weevil *''

Hylobius piceus ''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of coniferous trees. Species Species include: *''Hylobius abietis'' Linnaeus, 1758 — pine weevil *'' Hylobius albosparsus'' Boheman ...

'' (DeGeer) *''

Hylobius pinastri ''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of coniferous trees. Species Species include: *''Hylobius abietis'' Linnaeus, 1758 — pine weevil *'' Hylobius albosparsus'' Boheman ...

'' Gyllenhaal, 1813 — pine weevil *''

Hylobius pinicola ''Hylobius pinicola'',commonly known as the Couper collar weevil, is a species of pine weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are on ...

'' Couper, 1864 — Couper collar weevil *''

Hylobius radicis ''Hylobius radicis'', the pine root collar weevil, is a species of pine weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal fami ...

'' Buchanan, 1935 — pine root collar weevil *''

Hylobius rhizophagus ''Hylobius'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae). Several ''Hylobius'' species are major pests of coniferous trees. Species Species include: *''Hylobius abietis'' Linnaeus, 1758 — pine weevil *'' Hylobius albosparsus'' Boheman ...

'' Benjamin & Walker, 1963 — root tip weevil, Millers *''

Hylobius transversovittatus ''Hylobius transversovittatus'' is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is native to the Old World where both adults and larvae feed on purple loosestrife (''Lythrum salicaria''). This plant is regarded as an invasive species in No ...

'' Goeze, 1777 — Goeze root-boring weevil *''

Hylobius warreni ''Hylobius warreni'', or Warren's rootcollar weevil, is a common pest of spruce and pine throughout Canada. It causes considerable damage to native species of spruce both in natural stands and in plantations (Rose and Lindquist 1985).Rose, A.H.; ...

'' Wood, 1957 — Warren's collar weevil

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Fauna Europaea

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* * Molytinae Curculionidae genera Taxa named by Ernst Friedrich Germar {{Molytinae-stub

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