Platypus cylindrus (Fabricius, 1792)
(Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer)

Interactions where Platypus cylindrus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is associated with UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Path News Issue 14: May 2007, Forest Research, 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Platypus cylindrus/Platypus cylindrusoak pin-hole borer, pin-hole borerlarva Fungus / associateUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni/Phytophthora alnisudden oak death (causative organism), SOD, phytophthora disease of alder
larva larva feeds within wood Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Platypus cylindrus/Platypus cylindrusoak pin-hole borer, pin-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutwood
larva larva feeds within wood Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Platypus cylindrus/Platypus cylindrusoak pin-hole borer, pin-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechwood
larva larva feeds within wood Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Path News Issue 14: May 2007, Forest Research, 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Platypus cylindrus/Platypus cylindrusoak pin-hole borer, pin-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakswood
larva larva feeds within wood Fraxinus excelsior Ash Lamiales: Oleaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Platypus cylindrus/Platypus cylindrusoak pin-hole borer, pin-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/Fraxinus excelsiorashwood

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Forest Research, 2007Path News Issue 14: May 2007

Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2007 Path News Issue 14: May 2007

Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Platypus cylindrus (Oak Pin-hole Borer, Pin-hole Borer)
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