Rhopalomesites tardii (Curtis, 1825)
(Holly Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil)
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 Rhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil) :
1: Rhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil)
18 May 2008 OSGR: NS03 55° 40’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) Scotland
on seashore rocks above high water mark
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 9: Latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 10: Rear three-quarter view - enlarged

Rhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhopalomesites tardii (Holly Weevil)
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