Polydrusus cervinus

Linnaeus, 1758

Deer Broad-nosed Weevil

Polydrusus cervinus is a European weevil in the broad-nosed weevil Entiminae. The has been the subject of sequencing as part of the Darwin Tree of Life Project, yielding a chromosomally complete 713.4 Mb assembly. It is commonly known as the Deer Broad-nosed Weevil and has been recorded across multiple European countries.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Polydrusus cervinus: //ˌpɒlɪˈdruːsəs sɛrˈvaɪnəs//

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Distribution

Native to Europe. Documented from Fulham, London, UK (the collection locality for the sequenced specimen) and additional records from Russia including Chelyabinsk, Chuvash, Gorno-Altay, Kaliningrad, and Kirov oblasts.

Human Relevance

Subject of sequencing research; no documented economic or agricultural significance.

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Genome resources

Chromosomally complete assembly available: 713.4 Mb with 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules (10 + X ), 23,058 protein-coding genes, and complete mitochondrial genome of 18.22 kb (Darwin Tree of Life Project).