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''Pissodes'' is a genus of
Two new species of ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species.
''The Canadian Entomologist'' 139(2), 179-88. A few ''Pissodes'' species are considered to be
Species, distribution and host plants of genus ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat.
''Scientia Silvae Sinicae'' 43(9), 38-43.
''Pissodes'' is a genus of weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
s described by Ernst Friedrich Germar
Ernst Friedrich Germar (3 November 1786 – 8 July 1853) was a German professor and director of the Mineralogical Museum at Halle. As well as being a mineralogist he was interested in entomology and particularly in the Coleoptera and Hemiptera. ...
in 1817.
These insects live on conifers
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All ex ...
. They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, their distribution mirroring that of plants in the Pinaceae
The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly know ...
, the pine family, which includes most of their host trees.Lu, X., Zhang, R., & Langor, D. W. (2007)Two new species of ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species.
''The Canadian Entomologist'' 139(2), 179-88. A few ''Pissodes'' species are considered to be
pests
PESTS was an anonymous American activist group formed in 1986 to critique racism, tokenism, and exclusion in the art world. PESTS produced newsletters, posters, and other print material highlighting examples of discrimination in gallery represent ...
, such as '' Pissodes strobi'', '' P. nemorensis'', and '' P. terminalis'', because they do significant damage to trees.
There are at least 140 described species in ''Pissodes''.Lu, X. and RunZhi, Z. (2007)Species, distribution and host plants of genus ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat.
''Scientia Silvae Sinicae'' 43(9), 38-43.
See also
*List of Pissodes species
This is a list of 140 species in the genus ''Pissodes'', conifer weevils.
''Pissodes'' species
* '' Pissodes abietis'' Ratzeburg, 1837
* '' Pissodes affinis'' Randall, 1838
* '' Pissodes alascensis'' Hopkins, 1911
* '' Pissodes albosignatus'' De ...
References
External links
* Molytinae Insect vectors of plant pathogens Curculionidae genera {{Molytinae-stub