Arrhenodes minutus

TaxID: 374460

Basic Information

Arrhenodes minutus

Oak Timberworm, oak timberworm

Arrenodes is a genus of primitive weevils belonging to the family Brentidae, containing a single described species, Arrenodes minutus, commonly known as the oak timberworm. These beetles are pests of hardwoods in North America. Adult oak timberworms are shiny, elongate, and range 7 to 25 mm in length. They are reddish-brown to brownish-black in coloration, with yellow spots on their elytra. Adults display strong sexual dimorphism; females have long, slender, straight mouthparts, while males possess flattened, broadened mouthparts with large mandibles. Males are known to be aggressive and use these large mandibles for combat. These mandibles are also used in courtship. Larvae are elongate, cylindrical, white, and curved. They have three pairs of jointed legs on the thorax and one pair of prolegs near the end of the abdomen.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Brentidae

Arrhenodes

minutus

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (13 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (36 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Albania Quarantine pests —
Austria Quarantine pests 2019
Belgium Unknow 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pests 2019
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Cyprus Quarantine pests 2019
Czechia Quarantine pests 2019
Germany Unknow 2019
Denmark Quarantine pests 2019
Spain Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
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Distribution (6 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

3
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present
Mexico Present —
Netherlands Absent —
Slovakia Absent —
United States of America Present
United States of America Absent

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature