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''Pissodes'' is a genus of weevils described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.
These insects live on
Two new species of ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species.
''The Canadian Entomologist'' 139(2), 179-88. A few ''Pissodes'' species are considered to be
Species, distribution and host plants of genus ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat.
''Scientia Silvae Sinicae'' 43(9), 38-43.
''Pissodes'' is a genus of weevils described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.
These insects live on conifers
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extan ...
. They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
, their distribution mirroring that of plants in the Pinaceae, the pine family, which includes most of their host trees.Lu, X., Zhang, R., & Langor, D. W. (2007)Two new species of ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species.
''The Canadian Entomologist'' 139(2), 179-88. A few ''Pissodes'' species are considered to be
pests
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, such as ''Pissodes strobi
''Pissodes strobi'', known as the white pine weevil or Engelmann spruce weevil, is the primary weevil attacking and destroying white pines. It was described in 1817 by William Dandridge Peck, professor of natural history and botany at Harvard U ...
'', '' P. nemorensis'', and '' P. terminalis'', because they do significant damage to trees.
There are at least 140 described species in ''Pissodes''.Lu, X. and RunZhi, Z. (2007)Species, distribution and host plants of genus ''Pissodes'' (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its potential invasive threat.
''Scientia Silvae Sinicae'' 43(9), 38-43.
See also
*List of Pissodes species
This is a list of 140 species in the genus ''Pissodes'', conifer weevils.
''Pissodes'' species
* '' Pissodes abietis'' Ratzeburg, 1837
* '' Pissodes affinis'' Randall, 1838
* '' Pissodes alascensis'' Hopkins, 1911
* '' Pissodes albosignatus'' De ...
References
External links
* Molytinae Insect vectors of plant pathogens Curculionidae genera {{Molytinae-stub