Platypus cylindrus
| Platypus cylindrus | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by John Curtis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Platypus |
| Species: | P. cylindrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platypus cylindrus (Fabricius, 1792) | |
Platypus cylindrus, commonly known as the oak pinhole borer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the weevil subfamily Scolytinae. The adults and larvae burrow under the bark of mature oak trees. It is native to Europe.