Platyrhinus resinosus (Scopoli, 1763)
(Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil)
SubfamilyANTHRIBINAE (fungus weevils)
FamilyANTHRIBIDAE (fungus weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive 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 Platyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil) :
1: Platyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil)
30 Apr 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Resting on gate post
Image 1: Adult - in situ - antro-dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - in situ - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - in situ - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Head, antennae and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Ventral view - enlarged - white background

Platyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Platyrhinus resinosus (Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil)
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