Polydrusus
Encyclopedia
Polydrusus is a genus
of weevil
s containing dozens of species, some of which are commonly found in Europe. They are easily confused with Phyllobius
, but are not as closely related as they seem at first glance.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of weevil
Weevil
A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae...
s containing dozens of species, some of which are commonly found in Europe. They are easily confused with Phyllobius
Phyllobius
Phyllobius is a genus of weevils containing at least 60 described species, some of which are commonly found in Europe.-References: at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility....
, but are not as closely related as they seem at first glance.