Gonipterus scutellatus (gum-tree 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
Tribe: Gonipterini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 9
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Ecological attributes: — Eucalyptus viminalis is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a) — Can inflict significant damage on Eucalyptus spp. (Elliott & deLittle, 1985).
Collection method(s) for TFIC material: — At light (with use of light-trap) — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Hand collection from Eucalyptus amygdalina — Hand collection from Eucalyptus obliqua — Hand collection from Eucalyptus viminalis — Hand collection from under bark (tree species not specified) — Not specified.
Source ecological literature:
Bashford, R. (1990a). Tasmanian forest insects and their host plants: records from the Tasmanian Forestry Commission insect collection. Hobart: Tas. Forestry Commission, 32 pages.
Daley, E. (2007). Wings: an introduction to Tasmania’s winged insects. Hobart: 40 Degrees South Pty. Ltd., 236 pages.
Elliott, H.J. & deLittle, D.W. (1985). Insect pests of trees and timber in Tasmania. Hobart: Tas. Forestry Commission, 90 pages.
