| Lixus fasciculatus | |
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| Lixus fasciculatus. Front view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Lixus |
| Species: | L. fasciculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lixus fasciculatus is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae. [1]
This species can be found France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, South European Russia, and in the eastern Palearctic realm. [2]
It prefers the regions with a mild winter. It inhabits sunlit forest edges, xerothermic grasslands, roadsides and clearings. [3]
Lixus fasciculatus can reach a length of 6.5–14 millimetres (0.26–0.55 in). [3] These weevils are rather long with parallel sides and a distinctive long snout, longer in females than in males. The antennae are geniculate with small clubs. The integument is black to dark brown, shiny, slightly veiled by a pubescence formed of small pale ocher yellow to golden yellow hairs. They form irregular cloudy spots on the elytra, and four longitudinal stripes on the prothorax. The body is more densely hairy towards the sides. The head is conical, with a superficial punctuation. Legs are quite thin and long. [4] [5]
Lixus fasciculatus is a univoltine species. Adults can be found from May to September. They feed on Artemisia vulgaris , Artemisia absinthium and Tanacetum vulgare . [5] Mating occurs on the host plants. Egg are laid into stems of Artemisia vulgaris , where preimaginal development occurs. [3] [6]
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Brentidae, sometimes known as the primitive weevils, is a cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils. The concept of this family has been expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the subfamilies Apioninae, Cyladinae, and Nanophyinae, as well as the Ithycerinae, previously considered a separate family. They are most diverse in the tropics, but occur throughout the temperate regions of the world. They are among the families of weevils that have non-elbowed antennae, and tend to be elongate and flattened, though there are numerous exceptions.
Chrysolopus spectabilis is a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia. It was discovered during James Cook's first voyage, and became one of the first insects to be described from Australia. The weevil measures up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long and includes distinctive metallic green and black scales. It is found only on 28 species of the plant genus Acacia.
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Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region with some species introduced to North America. Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the eastern part of the country.
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Liparus coronatus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Lixus parcus, the knotweed weevil, is a species of snout or bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Lixus musculus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Lixus mucidus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Lixus asper is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Lixus merula is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Lixus punctinasus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Diocalandra frumenti, commonly known as the palm weevil borer, the lesser coconut weevil, or four-spotted coconut weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It occurs in Africa, Southern Asia and Northern Australia, and is a pest of coconut and other palm trees.
Lixus pulverulentus is a species of weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae. The species was scientifically described in 1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli as Curculio pulverulentus Scopoli, 1763.
