Larinus sibiricus is a species of true weevil found in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.[1]
| Larinus sibiricus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Larinus |
| Species: | L. sibiricus
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| Binomial name | |
| Larinus sibiricus Gyllenhal, 1835
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The weevil feeds on Xeranthemum annuum (Asteraceae).[1] Females lay eggs on the flowerheads, and larvae undergo development inside the flower heads. The species' larvae are parasitized by Bracon urinator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)[1] and Zeuxia cinerea (Diptera: Tachinidae).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gultekin and Korotyaev (2005). "Biology and distribution of Larinus sibiricus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Lixinae)" (PDF). J. Ent. Res. Soc.
- ^ GüLteki̇N, Neslihan; GöZüAçIk, Celalettin; Kara, Kenan; Atay, Turgut (15 December 2020). "New host records for Zeuxia cinerea Meigen, 1826 (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Turkey". Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 10 (4): 2378–2382. doi:10.21597/jist.775239.
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