Species Metyrus albicollis (Germar, 1848)
Bird Dropping Weevil, Mistletoe Stem-boring Weevil
- Cryptorhynchus albicollis Germar, E.F. 1848. Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Adelaide. Linnaea Entomologica 3: 153-247 [221].
- Metyrus collaris Pascoe, F.P. 1872. Contributions towards a knowledge of the Curculionidae. Part III. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 11: 440-492, pls 10-13 [482; pl. 12 fig. 4] [subjective synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lea, A.M. 1910. Revision of the Australian Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Cryptorhynchides. Part X. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 593-635 [Date published 12 March 1910] [606] (for M. collaris)
Generic Combinations
- Metyrus albicollis (Germar, 1848). —
Lea, A.M. 1910. Revision of the Australian Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Cryptorhynchides. Part X. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 593-635 [Date published 12 March 1910] [606]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Amyema preissii (Miq.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE] Wire-leaf Mistletoe).
Associated Flora References
Watson, D.M. 2011. Mistletoes of southern Australia. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing. pp. 1-200. [130] (Amyema preissii)
General References
De Baar, M. 1985. The complex insect-mistletoe community. Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin 13: 100-102 (biology)
Lea, A.M. 1910. Revision of the Australian Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Cryptorhynchides. Part X. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 593-635 [Date published 12 March 1910] [606]
Lea, A.M. 1913. Descriptions of Australian Curculionidae, with notes on previously described species. Part XI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 37: 301-445 [424]
McMillan, R.P. 1987. Notes on a mistletoe weevil — Metyrus albicollis Germ. Western Australian Naturalist 17: 20-21 (biology)
Common Name References
Watson, D.M. 2011. Mistletoes of southern Australia. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing. pp. 1-200. [130] (Mistletoe Stem-boring Weevil)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2023 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 09-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 05-Jun-2019 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jun-2018 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Feb-2016 | Cryptorhynchini Schoenherr, 1825 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Jun-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 21-Jan-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 21-Dec-2010 | ADDED |