Larinus

Larinus
	Larinus sturnus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Lixini
Genus:	Larinus; Dejean, 1821
Species
	180+, see text

Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region.^[1]^[2] Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the Eastern part of the country.^[1]

Several of these beetles are used as agents of biological pest control against noxious weeds. They feed on flower heads, destroying the developing seeds of the weeds.

Species

These species belong to the genus Larinus:

Larinus araxicola Gultekin, 2006
Larinus bombycinus Lucas, H., 1847^{c g}
Larinus brevis
Larinus bronni Heyden, C. von & Heyden, L. von., 1866^{c g}
Larinus byrrhinus (Sparrman, A., 1785)^{c g}
Larinus cardopatii Lucas, H., 1847^{c g}
Larinus carlinae Olivier, 1807^{c g}
Larinus carthami Olivier, 1807^g
Larinus centaurea Oliver, 1807
Larinus centaurii Olivier, 1807^{c g}
Larinus cuniculus Olivier, 1807^{c g}
Larinus curtus Hochhuth, 1851^{c b} (yellow star thistle flower weevil)
Larinus cylindrus Hoffmann, 1963^g
Larinus cynarae (Fabricius, J.C., 1787)^{c g}
Larinus filiformis Petri
Larinus flavescens
Larinus gigas
Larinus gravidus Olivier, 1807^{c g}
Larinus grisescens Gyllenhal
Larinus hierolosymae Desbrochers, 1896^g
Larinus iaceae (Fabricius, J.C., 1775)^{c g}
Larinus jaceae (Fabricius, 1775)^g
Larinus latus (Herbst, J.F.W., 1783)^{c g}
Larinus longirostris Foerster, B., 1891^{c g}
Larinus minutus Gyllenhal, 1835^{c b} (seedhead weevil)
Larinus nanus Lucas, H., 1847^{c g}
Larinus numidicus Desbrochers, 1892^{c g}
Larinus obtusus Sturm, 1826^b (knapweed seedhead weevil)
Larinus ochreatus Schoenherr, 1835^{c g}
Larinus onopordi (Fabricius, J.C., 1787)^{c g}
Larinus orientalis Capiomont, 1874
Larinus planus (Fabricius, 1792)^{i c g b} (canada thistle bud weevil)
Larinus pollinis (Laicharting, J.N.E. von, 1781)^{c g}
Larinus scolymi Germar, 1824^{c g}
Larinus senilis Fabricius, 1801^{c g}
Larinus serratulae Capiomont, 1874^{c g}
Larinus sibiricus
Larinus sturnus Schaller, 1783^{c g}
Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1835^{c b}
Larinus ursus Germar, 1824^{c g}
Larinus vulpes Olivier, 1807^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[3] c = Catalogue of Life,^[4] g = GBIF,^[5] b = Bugguide.net^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b L. Gültekin (2006). "A new weevil species Larinus araxicola sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae) from northeastern Turkey with biological notes" (PDF). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31.
^ Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris.
^ "Larinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Browse Larinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Larinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Larinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

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[Gultekin-1] L. Gültekin (2006). "A new weevil species Larinus araxicola sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae) from northeastern Turkey with biological notes" (PDF). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31.

[2] Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris.

[itis-3] "Larinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[catlife-4] "Browse Larinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[gbif-5] "Larinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[bugref-6] "Larinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

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