Cyrtepistomus castaneus

Cyrtepistomus castaneus, the Asiatic oak weevil, is a species of oriental broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is native to Asia, and was first found in North America in 1933. Larvae feed on root hairs in soil, whereas adult beetles are defoliators of Quercus and Acer rubrum trees.[5]

Asiatic oak weevil, Cyrtepistomus castaneus
Asiatic oak weevil, Cyrtepistomus castaneus

Cyrtepistomus castaneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cyrtepistomus
Species:
C. castaneus
Binomial name
Cyrtepistomus castaneus
(Roelofs, 1873)

References
  1. "Cyrtepistomus castaneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Cyrtepistomus castaneus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Cyrtepistomus castaneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Cyrtepistomus castaneus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Frederick, Katy H.; Gering, Jon C. (January 2006). "A Field Study of Host Tree Associations of an Exotic Species, the Asiatic Oak Weevil [Cyrtepistomus castaneus (Roelofs 1873), Coleoptera: Curculionidae]". The American Midland Naturalist. 155 (1): 11–18. doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[0011:AFSOHT]2.0.CO;2.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
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