Dorytomus taeniatus (Fabricius, 1781)
(Common Sallow Catkin Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil)
GenusDorytomus (catkin weevils)
SubfamilyDORYTOMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil) :
1: Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil)
25 Mar 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off male sallow catkins
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and rostrum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head, antennae and forelegs - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 Mar 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
beaten from male Sallow catkins
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Head, rostrum and antennae - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Ventral view - magnified

Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dorytomus taeniatus (Common Sallow Catkin Weevil)
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