Platystomos albinus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Anthribidae
Subfamilia: Anthribinae
Tribus: Platystomini
Genus: Platystomos
Species: Platystomos albinus
Name

Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Curculio albinus Linnaeus, 1758
Combination Anthribus albinus

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 385. Reference page.

Links

Platystomos albinus Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
Platystomus albinus - photo by D.I. Gavryushin
ZooBank: 46BB4161-6C2F-4111-9746-1E856A940713

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Weißer Breitrüssler, Großer Breitrüssler, Weißfleckiger Maulkäfer, Schildlaus-Breitrüssler, Langfühler-Breitrüssler, Bürstenkäfer

Platystomos albinus is a species of beetle in the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils.[1] Adults measure 7 to 10 mm (0.3–0.4 in).[2] The larvae feed on decaying trees, and are associated with the fungus Daldinia.[3] It is present in deciduous forests throughout Europe and the Near East, including central southern and eastern Britain.[4]

The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae.
References

"NBN Gateway - Taxon". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Platystomos albinus". NatureSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Alexander, Keith N A (2002). The invertebrates of living & decaying timber in Britain and Ireland - a provisional annotated checklist. English Nature Research Reports. Vol. 467. English Nature. ISSN 0967-876X.
Trýzna, Miloš (29 April 2013). "Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 February 2016.