Parethelcus pollinarius (Forster & J. R. 1771)

Longitude (deg): -1.0. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Elder leaf. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: pale background. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Host plant: Urtica dioica (common nettles, Groe Brennnessel), monophag, Imago is active from May to July (August), larvae develop in the stem and leaves of nettles, the beetle is hygrophileplease compare: Nedyus quadrimaculatus who lives less convivial and its larvae bread in the roots.L: 3-4 mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass:Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder:Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Curculionoidea LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils)Family Curculionidae LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils, Rsselkfer)Subfamily: Ceutorhynchinae GISTEL, 1848Tribus: Ceutorhynchini GISTEL, 1848Genus: Parethelcus DIECKMANN, 1972Parethelcus pollinarius FORSTER, 1771 (Gekrnter Nesselrssler)some info: www.naturespot.org.uk/species/parethelcus-pollinariusmore info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gek%C3%B6rnter_Nesselr%C3%BCsslerGermany, Hessen: Kassel, Blchen, ca. 270m asl., 12.05.2015IMG_6219