Biology:Rhinocyllus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Rhinocyllus
Rhinocyllus conicus.jpg
Rhinocyllus conicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Tribe: Rhinocyllini
Genus: Rhinocyllus
Germar, 1817 [1]

Rhinocyllus is a small genus of true weevil, with 4 species described.[2] The host plants of this genus are thistles in the subtribe Carduinae.[3] Its sister group is Bangasternus.[3]

The most well-known species is R. conicus which is a controversial agent of biological pest control which has been used against noxious thistles in the genera Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordum, and Silybum.

Species

  • Rhinocyllus alpinus Gültekin, Diotti & Caldara, 2019
  • Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792)
  • Rhinocyllus oblongus Capiomont, 1873
  • Rhinocyllus turkestanicus Desbrochers des Loges, 1900

References

  1. "Rhinocyllus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=617026. 
  2. Ter-Minasyan ME. 1967. Weevils of the sub-family Cleoninae in the fauna of the USSR; tribe Lixini. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Flies on thistles: support for synchronous speciation?". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 84, 775–783. http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~uaoe/pdf/paper/BiolJLinneanSoci2005,84_775-783.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4048241 entry