Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792)
(a weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
SubfamilyLIXINAE (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 Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil) :
1: Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
28 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on thistle
Image 1: Anterior view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
2: Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
27 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Mating pair, on Spear Thistle
Image 1: Anterior view - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 5: Lateral view - highly enlargedImage 6: Latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Latero-ventral view - highly enlargedImage 8: Latero-ventral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Mating pair - lateral view - enlargedImage 10: Mating pair - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 11: Mating pair - posterior view - enlargedImage 12: Posterior view - highly enlarged
3: Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
18 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, under capitulum of Spear Thistle
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - head, antennae and foreleg - magnifiedImage 3: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - grey background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
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