SeasonalityIndividuals have been collected from early June till mid-September.IdentificationPissodes affinis are dark brown weevils, generally bigger than the other Pissodes spp. Their most distinguishing feature is the intervals on their elytra (wing covers) are of equal width (Stewart and Bright, 1982).
Scientific NamePissodes affinisHabitatPissodes affinis lives in coniferous forests of North America (O'Brien, 1989).
Seasonality
Individuals have been collected from early June till mid-September.
Identification
Pissodes affinis are dark brown weevils, generally bigger than the other Pissodes spp. Their most distinguishing feature is the intervals on their elytra (wing covers) are of equal width (Stewart and Bright, 1982).
Pissodes affinis are dark brown weevils, generally bigger than the other Pissodes spp. Their most distinguishing feature is the intervals on their elytra (wing covers) are of equal width (Stewart and Bright, 1982).
Conservation
There are no known current conservation issues.
Diet InfoPissodes affinis feeds on the boles and root collars of a wide range of Pine
trees (Smith and Sugden, 1969).
Range
In Canada Pissodes affinis occurs in British Columbia, Alberta and the North West Territories in the West. The also occur in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the East (Bousquet, 1991).
Citation
Page Citation for Pissodes affinis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Pissodes affinis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5785. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Authorship
NameLaffin, R. D.
Rolespecies page author
Date2001
References
AuthorBousquet, Yves
TitleChecklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date1991
Pages430
AuthorSmith, S. G. and B. A. Sugden
TitleHost trees and breeding sites of native North American Pissodes bark weevils, with a note on synonom
Publication Date1969
Series TitleAnnals of the Entomological Society of America
Volume62
Pages146-148
AuthorStewart, W. E. and D. E. Bright
TitleNotes on Pissodes fiskei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with a redescription of the specie
Publication Date1982
Series TitleThe Coleopterists Bulletin
Volume36
Pages445-452
AuthorO’Brien, C. W.
TitleRevision of the Weevil Genus Pissodes in Mexico with notes on neotropical Pissodini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae
Publication Date1989
Series TitleTransactions of the American Entomological Society
Volume115
Pages415-432
Specimen Information
There are 3 specimens of this Species.
3 results plotted on map in 2 markers. Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker LakeCollected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.Date Collected2002-07-09