Dryophthorus corticalis (Paykull, 1792)
(a weevil)

Interactions where Dryophthorus corticalis is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is associated with old tunnel Minor Lasius brunneus Brown Ant, Brown Tree Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dryophthoridae/Dryophthorus corticalis/Dryophthorus corticalisa weevil Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius brunneus/Lasius brunneusbrown ant, brown tree antoldtunnelMinor
larva larva feeds within dead, rotten wood Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dryophthoridae/Dryophthorus corticalis/Dryophthorus corticalisa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, rottenwoodMajor
larva larva feeds within dead, rotten wood [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Dryophthoridae/Dryophthorus corticalis/Dryophthorus corticalisa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, rottenwood

Dryophthorus corticalis (a weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dryophthorus corticalis (a weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDryophthorus corticalis (a weevil)
FamilyDRYOPHTHORIDAE (a family of 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dryophthorus corticalis (a weevil)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dryophthorus corticalis (a weevil):

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