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Apion atratulum Germar, 1817 (a seed weevil)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Apion atratulum Imago 15 February 1998 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Apion atratulum 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)
APIONIDAE
(a family of seed weevils)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Apion atratulum is associated with:

Photos larva Ulex - gorses (Fabaceae) larva feeds on Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Cytisus - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae) larva causes gall of 2-3 year old twigs Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos larva Cytisus scoparius - Broom (Fabaceae) larva causes gall of young stem Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos larva Genista - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae) larva causes gall of young stem Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos larva Ulex europaeus - Gorse, Furze, Whin. (Fabaceae) larva causes gall of young stem Morris, M.G., 1990 [gall?]

There may be more taxa associated with Apion atratulum listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Apion atratulum:

Apion atratulum 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
Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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