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Platypus cylindrus (F., 1792) (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer)

Suggested Literature

Platypus cylindrus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
PLATYPODIDAE
(hole borers)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Platypus cylindrus is associated with:

Photos larva Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut (Fagaceae) larva feeds within wood Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Fagus sylvatica - Beech (Fagaceae) larva feeds within wood Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) larva feeds within wood Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Fraxinus excelsior - Ash (Oleaceae) larva feeds within wood Bullock, J.A., 1992

There may be more taxa associated with Platypus cylindrus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Platypus cylindrus:

Platypus cylindrus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations

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