AuthorMorris, M.G.
Year1991
TitleWeevils
ISBN0 85546 281 7
SeriesNaturalists' Handbooks
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers most of the species associated with the selected hosts
SourceNaturalists' Handbooks, 16, 76pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
IllustrationsLine drawings alongside text, plus four colour plates of paintings bound in the centre
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Introductory chapters describe weevils on gorse, nettle, figwort and peas and beans. A key to the main groups of weevils, is followed by keys to weevils associated with particular hosts: beech, hazel, hawthorn, cabbage, dock, purple loosestrife, sea lavender and stored products.
Examine with x15 or x20 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationMounted (carded) or pinned specimens

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCURCULIONIDAEweevilsAnimalia: Coleoptera
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