Larinus onopordi, also known as the globe thistle capitulum weevil, is a species of true weevil in the genus Larinus.[3] [4]
Range
This species is found in regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. [5]
Ecology
Larinus onopordi is univoltine, undergoing one generation per year. Females lay eggs in the capitulum (flowerhead) of globe thistles, mainly Echinops sphaerocephalus, Echinops orientalis and Echinops pungens.[5] [6] [2] Larvae develop in the capitulum, eating and destroying the seeds. Pupation occurs in late summer, and a new generation of adults emerge after a few days. [7]
The braconid wasp Bracon facialis has been reared from the pupal stage. [8]
References
- ^ André, Ern. (1881-07-22). "Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 6 (1): 53–78.
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- ^ "Larinus onopordi". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
- ^ a b "Larinus onopordi (Fabricius, 1787) globe thistle capitulum weevil". Plant Parasites of Europe.
- ^ "Species: Larinus (Larinus) onopordi (Fabricius, 1787)". Ukrainian Biodiversity Information Network.
- ^ "Larinus onopordi Fabricius, 1787". naturewonders.org.
- ^ Gültekin, L. (2006). "Seasonal occurrence and biology of globe thistle capitulum weevil Larinus onopordi (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Northeastern Turkey". Munis Entomology & Zoology. 1 (2): 191–198.