Orthorhinus TFIC sp 01 (elephant weevil)

TMAG collecctions

Typical length (mm):  (not yet determined)

Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Assumed larval feeding: wood-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic

Ecological attributes: — Acacia dealbata is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a) — Breeds in dead or dying Acacia dealbata trees (Bashford, 1991) — Can inflict significant damage in timber of Eucalyptus and other spp. (Elliott & deLittle, 1985) — Can inflict significant damage on Acacia spp. (Elliott & deLittle, 1985).
Collection method(s) for TFIC material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Rearing in insectary (host not documented).

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.

Bashford, R. (1991). Wood-boring Coleoptera and associated insects reared from Acacia dealbata Link in Tasmania. Aust. Entom. Mag. 18 (3): 103-110.

Elliott, H.J. & deLittle, D.W. (1985). Insect pests of trees and timber in Tasmania. Hobart: Tas. Forestry Commission, 90 pages.