L: 7-11 mmThis weevil feeds on Efeu (Hedera helix) and Apiaceae.Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (primr flgellose Insekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Curculionoidea LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils)Family: Curculionidae LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils, Rsselkfer)Subfamily: Entiminae SCHNHERR, 1823 (broad-nosed weevils)[det. G. Bohne, 2016, based on these photos]Tribus: Polydrusini SCHNHERR, 1823Genus:
Liophloeus GERMAR, 1824
Liophloeus tessulatus O.F. MLLER, 1776 (Variabler Plumprssler, Wrfelfleckiger Staubrssler)[det. B. Bche, 2017, based on this photos]KEY:
www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/otiorhynchinae.htmTaxonomical info:
www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id12786/Some info:
www.naturspaziergang.de/Kaefer/Curculionidae/Liophloeus_t...sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liophloeus_tessulatuswww.insektenbox.de/kaefer/liotes.htmwww.digital-nature.de/tierwelt/insekten/insekten/kaefer/s...Germany, Hesse: vic. Kassel, 180m asl., 04.05.2015IMG_5953