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________________________________ Beetles 27 - Weevils

                                                   WEEVIL Liophloeus tessulatus

• The Weevil Liophloeus tessulatus is one of the larger and perhaps more recognisable members of the large Family Curculionidae, more than 400 members of which reside in the UK (a third of the European total). This flightless beetle is nocturnal in its habits and according to K. W. Harde in his informative (and very nicely illustrated) 'A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles' Blitz Editions, 1998. ISBN 1-85605-448-9 the species reproduces by parthenogenesis at low altitudes and sexually at high altitudes. This must cause some confusion for any beetles living at a medium altitute!

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