Mecinus pascuorum (Gyllenhal, 1813)
(a weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
GenusMecinus (a genus of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil) :
1: Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
5 Jun 2013 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Ribwort Plantain
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - magnified - white background
2: Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
21 Jul 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
6 very small weevils, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Male (left) and female (right) antero-dorsal view - magnified
3: Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
30 Nov 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among dead bramble leaves on ground under bush
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view

Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mecinus pascuorum (a weevil)
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