Larinus
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| Larinus | |
|---|---|
| Larinus sturnus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Lixinae |
| Tribe: | Lixini |
| Genus: | Larinus Dejean, 1821 |
| Species | |
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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[edit]
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, 2016 synonym of L. carlinae)
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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.