Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region[1][2] with some species introduced to North America.[3]
Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the eastern part of the country.[1]
Several of these beetles are used as agents of biological pest control against noxious weeds. They feed on flower heads, destroying the developing seeds of the weeds.
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^Hoebeke, E. Richard; Spichiger, Sven-Erik (2016-05-24). "Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae), a Eurasian Weevil New to North America with a Summary of Other Adventive Larinus in North America and a Key to Species". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 118 (2): 261. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.118.2.261. ISSN 0013-8797.
"Larinus planus (Fabricius, 1792)". Natural History Museum. The Trustees of The Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 30 January 2019. "Larinus planus"...
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etc. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Larinus pollinis. Wikispecies has information related to Larinus pollinis. Biolob Fauna Europaea Ukrainian Biodiversity...
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parasitize the seed heads, feeding solely upon fertile seed heads. The weevil Larinus planus also feeds on the thistle and has been used as a control agent in...
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has been shown to have its seed production reduced by an exotic weevil Larinus planus which was released to control Canada thistle. The Plant List, Cirsium...
and ultimately threatening the species' survival. Similarly, the weevil Larinus planus was also used to try to control the Canadian thistle, but it damaged...
larva then consumes the seeds within. Yellow star-thistle flower weevil (Larinus curtus) is a brownish weevil that lays eggs in the flowers as it feeds...
is a parasitoid of beetle larvae of the Curculionidae family, including Larinus sibiricus, Rhinocyllus conicus, Temnorhinus hololeucus, and Maximus strabus...
of the subfamily Lixinae also feed on Centaurea. Some genera – such as Larinus whose larval food is flowerheads – have many species especially adapted...
cotton thistle. Two of the seven released insects are weevils, including Larinus latus which feeds on the seeds, and Lixus cardui, which bores in the stems...
and Metzneria paucipunctella; the weevils, Bangasternus fausti, Larinus obtusus, Larinus minutus and Cyphocleonus achates; and the fruit flies, Chaetorellia...
hook-tooth mako, an extinct mako shark that lived during the Miocene epoch Larinus planus, a species of true weevil Leptodius planus, a species of crab in...
Berkhey. Berkheya are associated with a variety of weevils in the genus Larinus. The tephritid fruit fly Urophora agromyzella is also found on the plants...
Centrapala Cotton, 1935 Eularina Iredale, 1943 (unnecessary replacement name for Larina, by Iredale treated as a junior homonym of Larinus Germar, 1824)...
native species, including native thistles such as C. perplexans. The weevil Larinus planus has been released near the habitat of C. perplexans for the biological...
quadrifasciata, the root boring beetle, Sphenoptera jugoslavica, and the weevil Larinus minutus). Research based on simulation models have shown that for biocontrol...
removal can be effective, but herbicide use is recommended. The weevil Larinus obtusus is used as a biological control. Larva of the weevil feed on seeds...
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