Rhyncolus ater

Rhyncolus ater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Rhyncolus
Species:	R. ater
Binomial name
	Rhyncolus ater; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Rhyncolus chloropus Linnaeus, 1758;

Rhyncolus ater, is a species of weevil found in Europe and Asia.^[1]

Description[]

The average length of the species is about 3.0 to 4.5 mm.^[2]

Larval development occur in rotten wood.^[3] It is also known to attack industrial wood.^[4]

^ "The influence of forest regrowth, original canopy cover and tree size on saproxylic beetles associated with old oaks". Biological Conservation. 2000-08-01. pp. 85–94. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00007-0. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ "Rhyncolus ater". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ Clark, Sarah H. E. (2003-01-01). "Insect faunas associated with the Fossil remains of Pinus sylvestris L. in blanket peat from Northeast Scotland". Scottish Geographical Journal. pp. 39–52. doi:10.1080/00369220318737161. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
^ Yalçın, Mesut; Akçay, Çağlar; Taşçıoğlu, Cihat; Yüksel, Beşir (2019-06-28). "Insect Species Damaging Industrial Wood in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey". Drvna industrija : Znanstveni časopis za pitanja drvne tehnologije. pp. 183–191. doi:10.5552/drvind.2019.1818. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

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