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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Curculionidae Sub Family   Mesoptiliinae (Magdalidinae) Description   a sub-family of true weevils Background to Family   Nine species in the genus Magdalis, which feed in cells beneath the bark of trees. Individual species use a range of either broadleaved (particularly rosaceous) or coniferous hosts. Unlike in the Cossoninae, adults live outside the dead wood.     No. taxa in DBIF   _ No. interactions   _ % interactions with British data   _ No. records   _ % taxa with British data   _ Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature or errors in original sources. New material added from Morris, M.G. (2002, RES Handbooks, Coleoptera: Curculionidae Part 17b (True Weevils, Part 1).; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   2002 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.