Another very recently discovered species which is negatively associated
with Scot's Pine. Found new to Nottinghamshire at Budby South Forest by
Adrian Dutton in April 2025. I went looking for it after being contacted
by Adrian regarding his find, and soon beat a single specimen from a
small Pine. Brachonyx pineti is a very small (2.0-2.5mm) light
brown weevil, best looked for by beating the foliage of Pines.
But it's arrival in Nottinghamshire is worrying, as it is something of a pest
species of forestry plantations, in much the same way as Magdalis
phlegmatica, which was recorded new to the county in 2024.
Brachonyx pineti has a similar distribution in the UK as M.
phlegmatica too, with strongest populations being found in Norfolk
and parts of Scotland. |
