| Attelabidae | |
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| Cycnotrachelus longicollis inIndia | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Clade: | Phytophaga |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 |
| Subfamilies | |
Apoderinae[1] | |
TheAttelabidae is a widespread family ofweevils.[2] They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straightantennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. Theprothorax is much narrower than the base of theelytra on the abdomen. Attelabidae and the related familyRhynchitidae are known commonly as theleaf-rolling weevils.[3] Rhynchitidae may be treated as subfamily Rhynchitinae of the Attelabidae.
Some members of this family have long necks and may be calledgiraffe weevils, particularlyTrachelophorus giraffa. A few species are minoragricultural pests. The larvae of Rhynchitinae feed in flower buds, fruits, and terminal shoots, or areleaf miners. The subfamily Attelabinae are the true leaf rollers. The female cuts slits into leaves to deposit her eggs, and rolls that part of the leaf in which the larvae will feed.
Thephylogenetic position of the family within the Curculionoidea based on 18Sribosomal DNA and morphological data can be illustrated in a tree:[5]
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