Pine Bole Weevil

Pissodes affinis

General Status Rank:

Undetermined

Common Name:

Pine Bole Weevil

Scientific Name:

Pissodes affinis

Taxonomy

Group:

Beetle

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Coleoptera

Family:

Curculionidae

Habitat

Pissodes affinis feeds on the boles and root collars of a wide range of Pine trees (Smith and Sugden, 1969 cited in W054).

References:

Distribution

http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?b=Coleoptera&c=7&s=5785

General Status Rank

Rank:

Undetermined

Status Rank Description:

Nt: listed as occurring but no localities provided (McNamara 1991e).

S Rank:

Decision Process Description:

Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).

Last Updated:

October 21, 2013

References

U of Alberta (2012) Entomology Collection (webpage). http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?b=Coleoptera&c=7&s=5430 - W054 Return