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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Anthribidae Sub Family   Description   a family of orthocerous weevils Background to Family   A small group of weevils with diverse habits. Some members of the Anthribinae are associated with dead wood and bracket fungi, Anthribus parasitises scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) on trees. The larvae of Bruchela rufipes (Urodontinae) develop in the fruits of mignonettes (Reseda).In the Choraginae, Choragus sheppardi is found on dead ivy (Hedera helix), and Araecerus fasciculatus is a cosmopolitan stored product pest.     No. taxa in DBIF   6 No. interactions   16 % interactions with British data   ? No. records   22 % taxa with British data   ? Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, or for misspellings. New material added from Morris, M.G., 1990 (RES Handbooks, Vol. 5, Part 16. Orthocerous weevils. Coleoptera: Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae)).; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1990 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Hyman, P.S.(1987) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 123 90-90:90 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:84 Source   Morris, M.G. (1990) Orthocerous Weevils, Coleoptera Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae) Source   Crowson, R.A.(1985) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 121 206-206:206 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1954) Amat. Ent. 11 83-98:87 Source   Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :6 Source   Walsh, G.B. & Dibb, J.R.(1952) Amat. Ent. 11 83-95:86