Platystomos albinus

Platystomos albinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Anthribidae
Genus:	Platystomos
Species:	P. albinus
Binomial name
	Platystomos albinus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Platystomus albinus; Anthribus albinus Geoffroy, 1762; Macrocephalus albinus Olivier, 1789;

Platystomos albinus is a species of beetle in the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils.[1] Adults measure 7 to 10 mm (0.3–0.4 in).[2] The larvae feed on decaying trees, and are associated with the fungus Daldinia.[3] It is present in deciduous forests throughout Europe and the Near East, including central southern and eastern Britain.[4]

The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae.

References

"NBN Gateway - Taxon". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Platystomos albinus". NatureSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Alexander, Keith N A (2002). The invertebrates of living & decaying timber in Britain and Ireland - a provisional annotated checklist. English Nature Research Reports. 467. English Nature. ISSN 0967-876X.
Trýzna, Miloš (29 April 2013). "Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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[NBN-1] "NBN Gateway - Taxon". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[2] "Platystomos albinus". NatureSpot. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[Alexander-3] Alexander, Keith N A (2002). The invertebrates of living & decaying timber in Britain and Ireland - a provisional annotated checklist. English Nature Research Reports. 467. English Nature. ISSN 0967-876X.

[4] Trýzna, Miloš (29 April 2013). "Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 February 2016.