Platystomos albinus

Platystomos albinus is a species of beetle in the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils.^[1] Adults measure 7 to 10 mm (0.3–0.4 in).^[2] The larvae feed on decaying trees, and are associated with the fungus Daldinia.^[3] It is present in deciduous forests throughout Europe and the Near East, including central southern and eastern Britain.^[4]

Platystomos albinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Anthribidae
Genus:	Platystomos
Species:	P. albinus
Binomial name
Platystomos albinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Curculio albinus Linnaeus, 1758 Anthribus albinus Geoffroy, 1762 Macrocephalus albinus Olivier, 1789

The species was described by Carl Linnaeus as Curculio albinus in his Systema Naturae in 1758.