Lixus merula

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Lixus merula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Lixus
Species:
L. merula
Binomial name
Lixus merula
Suffrian, 1871
Synonyms [1]
  • Lixus sexualis Casey, 1891

Lixus merula is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Beetle Order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Curculionidae Family of beetles

The Curculionidae are the family of the "true" weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lixus merula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Lixus merula". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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