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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Anthribidae |
| Genus: | Hoherius |
| Species: | H. meinertzhageni
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| Hoherius meinertzhageni (Broun, 1880)
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Hoherius meinertzhageni, the ribbonwood fungus weevil, is an endemic New Zealand beetle[1]
Description[edit]
Hoherius meinertzhageni has a length of 3.0-6.7mm and a width of 1.5-2.6mm. They are recognisable by their greenish colouration, broader than wide mandibles and large antennae that can be 2.5-5.0x times larger than the elytra in adult males and 1.05-1.28x times larger in the female adults. The rostrum of large males is broad and shield-like and small males will resemble females because of their smaller rostrum but will have relatively longer antennae.[2]
Distribution[edit]
Hoherius meinertzhageni have been found historically across New Zealand.[2] More recent sightings have it limited to Pohangina, Canterbury, and Otago.[1]
Lifecycle[edit]
Hoherius meinertzhageni is holometabolous, with the larva feeding in the bark of dying wood and subcortically.[3] The adults emerge in September to April.[2] The adults feed on fragments of higher plants and fungal spores.[3]
Interactions[edit]
The species has only been successfully reared from endemic Malvaceae.[4] These species are specifically the ribbonwood species Plagianthus regius and Plagianthus divaricatus and the mountain lacebark, Hoheria glabrata.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ribbonwood Fungus Weevil (Hoherius meinertzhageni)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ a b c Holloway, B. A. (1982). Anthribidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). New Zealand. Science Information Division. Wellington, N.Z.: Science Information Division, DSIR. ISBN 0-477-06703-4. OCLC 9586027.
- ^ a b "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ May, B. M. (1993). Larvae of curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) : a systematic overview. Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Lincoln, N.Z.: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 0-478-04505-0. OCLC 28834752.
- ^ Martin, Nicholas. "Plant-SyNZ". Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research, New Zealand. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
Category:Endemic fauna of New Zealand Category:Beetles of New Zealand Category:Anthribidae