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Species of beetle

Pentarthrum huttoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Pentarthrum
Species: P. huttoni
Binomial name
Pentarthrum huttoni
Wollaston, 1854

Pentarthrum huttoni is a species of wood boring weevil in family Curculionidae. It has a mainly nearctic distribution, but has also been reported from several European countries. It was first reported in Austria in 2006 when it was found to be the cause of disintegration of historically significant 18th century softwood coffins in the crypt of St. Michael's church in the center of Vienna.

These beetles prefer extremely high humidity (100%), and also prefer to attack wood that is already rotting. Most Central European records are from buildings.

References

  1. Erhard Halmschlager; Christof Ladner; Petr Zabransky; Axel Schopf. "First record of the wood boring weevil, Pentarthrum huttoni, in Austria (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". J Pest Sci (2007) 80:59–61.
  2. Folwaczny B (1983) 13. Unterfamilie: Cossoninae. In: Freude H, Harde KW, Lohse GA (eds) Die KΓ€fer Mitteleuropas. Bd. 11. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld, pp 30–43
Taxon identifiers
Pentarthrum huttoni


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