Biology:Bagous restrictus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Bagous restrictus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Bagous |
| Species: | B. restrictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bagous restrictus LeConte, 1876
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Bagous restrictus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] The non-native invasive species Hydrilla is the only known host plant for this beetle, with larvae feeding on and developing within Hydrilla stems.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bagous restrictus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114784.
- ↑ "Bagous restrictus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1244456.
- ↑ "Bagous restrictus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1035220.
- ↑ Wheeler, G. S.; Center, T. D. (1 April 2007). "Hydrilla Stems and Tubers as Hosts for Three Bagous Species: Two Introduced Biological Control Agents (Bagous hydrillae and B. affinis) and One Native Species (B. restrictus)". Environmental Entomology 36 (2): 409–415. doi:10.1093/ee/36.2.409. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/36/2/409/401832.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q49447059 entry
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