True Weevils (part 1) Coleoptera Curculionidae
An introduction is given to weevils of the subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, designated as part of the ?true weevils? (family Curculionidae). Difficulties occasioned by the fluid state of the higher classification of the Curculionoidae are outlined. Summaries are given of the biology, life-history and phenology, economic importance, distribution and conservation of the species covered. a checklist of species is included. Illustrated keys are provided to the subfamilies of British Curculionidae, and to the species covered in this handbook. The entry for each species includes characters for distinguishing the sexes and information on biology, larva foodplants, distribution within the British Isles and zoogeographic range. Those species with ?Red Data Book? status are indicated.
Author: M G Morris
Publisher: RES/Field Studies Council
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 6 x 9 inches tall.150 Pages.Illustrated with B&W sketches & line drawings.
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