Biology:Rhinocyllus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Rhinocyllus | |
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| Rhinocyllus conicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ "Rhinocyllus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=617026.
- ↑ Ter-Minasyan ME. 1967. Weevils of the sub-family Cleoninae in the fauna of the USSR; tribe Lixini. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co
- ↑ 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
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