Pissodes

Pissodes is a genus of weevils described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1817.

Pissodes
Pissodes notatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Molytinae
Genus:	Pissodes Germar, 1817
Diversity
at least 140 species

Pissodes pini

Pissodes castaneus

These insects live on conifers.^[1] They are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, their distribution mirroring that of plants in the Pinaceae, the pine family, which includes most of their host trees.^[2]

A few Pissodes species are considered to be pests, such as Pissodes strobi, P. nemorensis, and P. terminalis, because they do significant damage to trees.^[2]

Pine weevil anterior view

There are at least 140 described species in Pissodes.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

See also

• List of Pissodes species