Biology:Rhinusa pilosa
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Rhinusa pilosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Genus: | Rhinusa |
| Species: | R. pilosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinusa pilosa (Gyllenhal, 1838)
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Rhinusa pilosa is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. It is found exclusively on
Linaria vulgaris Mill. (Plantaginaceae), also known as common or yellow toadflax where it creates a gall on the plant's stem, and was found originally in Serbia. R. pilosa has been introduced in the United States and Canada as an biocontrol agent to control L. vulgaris.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Two related species formerly considered part of R. pilosa are Rhinusa brondelii and Rhinusa rara, which feed on Linaria purpurea and Linaria genistifolia/Linaria dalmatica, respectively.[8]
References
- ↑ Gassmann, André; De Clerck-Floate, Rosemarie; Sing, Sharlene; Toševski, Ivo; Mitrović, Milana; Krstić, Olivier (August 1, 2014). "Biology and host specificity of Rhinusa pilosa, a recommended biological control agent of Linaria vulgaris". BioControl 59 (4): 473–483. doi:10.1007/s10526-014-9578-7.
- ↑ Glen, Barb (November 27, 2014). "Researchers eager to see hungry weevils return". https://www.producer.com/2014/11/researchers-eager-to-see-hungry-weevils-return/.
- ↑ Weevils from Serbia show promise in yellow toadflax biological control in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2019. ISBN 978-0-660-32854-6. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.880269/publication.html.
- ↑ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1328184/.
- ↑ "Rhinusa pilosa (Gyllenhall, 1838)". Government of British Columbia. 2018-03-12. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/invasive-species/biocontrol/biocontrol-agents/rhinusa_pilosa.pdf.
- ↑ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Rhinusa pilosa {species}". https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=487119.
- ↑ "Rhinusa pilosa". https://www.gbif.org/species/7845863.
- ↑ Toševski, Ivo; Caldara, Roberto; Jović, Jelena; Hernández‐Vera, Gerardo; Baviera, Cosimo; Gassmann, Andre; Emerson, Brent C. (Jul 4, 2015). "Host-associated genetic divergence and taxonomy in the Rhinusa pilosa Gyllenhal species complex: an integrative approach". Systematic Entomology 40 (1): 268–287. doi:10.1111/syen.12109.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15736251 entry
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