Otiorhynchus singularis

Otiorhynchus singularis
Otiorhynchus singularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Entiminae
Tribe: Otiorhynchini
Genus: Otiorhynchus
Species:
O. singularis
Binomial name
Otiorhynchus singularis
( Linnaeus, 1767) [1]

Otiorhynchus singularis, the clay-coloured weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2][3][4] It attacks a range of trees and shrubs but the main hosts are currants, gooseberry, raspberry, hops, fir trees and Norway spruce.[5]

Symptoms

The adult weevils eat buds, shoots and leaves, and in some cases damage bark.[5] In conifers, severed needles may be scattered around the base of the tree.[5]

Synonyms

  • Brachyrhinus singularis[5]
  • Curculio picipes (Fabricius, 1776)[5]
  • Curculio singularis (Linnaeus, 1767)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus corniculatus (Reitter, 1913)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus granulatus (Herbst, 1784-85)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus marquardii (Faldermann, 1836)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus notatus (Bondsdorff, 1785)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus notatus (Stephens, 1831)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus picipes ((Fabricius, 1776)[5]
  • Otiorhynchus squamiger[5]
  • Otiorhynchus vastator (Marsham, 1802)[5]

See also

The colour and morphology of weevils can vary, confusing identification. Similar weevils include :

References

  1. ^ Systema naturae per regnae tria naturae - editie duodecima, reformata. Holmiae 1 (2): 533–1327
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Morris, M. G., 1997 Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils) RES Royal Entomological Society Handbooks Handbooks for the identification of British Insects. Volume 5 part 17a.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Otiorhynchus singularis (clay coloured weevil)". PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank. CABI. 17 November 2021. p. 38070. doi:10.1079/pwkb.species.38070. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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