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

Archarius sp. Gistel, 1856

  • Archarius crux/salicivorus, larva  6289
    Archarius sp. Gistel, 1856     
    Archarius crux/salicivorus, larva, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2013-08-13 10:25:03
    Image number: 6289
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2013-08-13 10:25:03
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Archarius crux/salicivorus, larva  6290
    Archarius sp. Gistel, 1856     
    Archarius crux/salicivorus, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2013-08-13 10:25:10
    Image number: 6290
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2013-08-13 10:25:10


Classification:
Archarius sp. belongs to the subfamily Curculioninae, tribe Curculionini.
Note:
The larvae shown here, about 3 mm in size, hatched from galls at a willow leaf, which were produced by the sawfly Euura proxima. Both larvae of Archarius crux and Archarius salicivorus live on willow and develop as parasites in the galls of sawfly genera Euura and Pontania.