Otiorhynchus singularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)
GenusOtiorhynchus (a genus of weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily 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 Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil) :
1: Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)
25 May 2012 OSGR: TQ01 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
On leaf of Large-leaved Lime
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 6: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Elytral scales - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Mouth and jaws - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Thorax scales - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Thorax surface - close-up - magnified - white background
2: Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)
5 Apr 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
Newly emerged adult found under rubbish. Shows "pupal mandibles" which are shed soon after emergence
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Head and antennae - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Head and antennae - laterodorsal view - highly enlargedImage 5: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - highly enlarged

Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Otiorhynchus singularis (Raspberry Weevil, Clay-coloured Weevil)
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