Otiorhynchus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Strawberry Root Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil)
GenusOtiorhynchus (a genus of weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (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 Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil) :
1: Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil)
28 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
swept off Kidney Vetch
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Legs (right side) - anterior views - magnifiedImage 5: Ventral view - highly enlarged - white background

Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil)
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