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Archarius salicivorus (Paykull, 1792)
Syn.: Curculio salicivorus (Paykull, 1792)
Family: Curculionidae
Size: 2.5 mm (1.8 to 2.8 mm)
Origin: North Africa, Europe, Siberia
Ecology: Lives on Salix species, development of the larvae in the bile of sawflies
Location: England, Hampshire, Pamber
leg.det. P.Harwood, 5.VI.1911
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013