Rhinocyllus | |
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Rhinocyllus conicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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.
Rhinocyllus | |
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Rhinocyllus conicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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.