Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Curculionidae (Weevils)

Polydrusus (Eudipnus) formosus (Mayer, 1779)

Seidiger Glanzrüssler Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Synonyms and other combinations:

Curculio formosus Mayer, 1779 | Curculio sericeus Schaller, 1783 | Curculio splendidus Herbst, 1784 | Polydrosus merkli Kaufmann, 1883 | Polydrosus pulchellus Stierlin, 1892 | Polydrusus thalassinus Gyllenhal, 1834 |

  • Polydrusus formosus 5266
    Polydrusus formosus (Mayer, 1779)  Seidiger Glanzrüssler  Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil 
    Polydrusus formosus, conf. Klaas Reißmann
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2012-05-24 13:07:54
    Image number: 5266

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2012-05-24 13:07:54
    conf. Klaas Reißmann
  • Polydrusus formosus 5267
    Polydrusus formosus (Mayer, 1779)  Seidiger Glanzrüssler  Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil 
    Polydrusus formosus, conf. Klaas Reißmann
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2012-05-24 13:08:42
    Image number: 5267

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2012-05-24 13:08:42
    conf. Klaas Reißmann

Classification:
Polydrusus formosus belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Polydrusini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Yunakov N. (2017). 3i Curculio: 3i taxonomic databases, Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae (version Jan 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  3. UK Beetles