Merimnetes decipiens (a species of weevil)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Leptopiini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 4
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Yaxley, B. (2000). An overview of weevils of the genus Merimnetes associated with native conifers in Tasmania. Hons. thesis, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified).
Source ecological literature:
Yaxley, B. (2000b). An overview of weevils of the genus Merimnetes associated with native conifers in Tasmania. Hons. thesis, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, Univ. of Tasmania.
