Merimnetes montanus Lea, 1910 (a species of weevil)

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

Typical length (mm): 8
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.

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) — Hand collection from Bursaria spinosa — Hand collection from Eucalyptus nitens — Hand collection from Olearia lirata — Hand collection from under bark (tree species 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.