Microlarinus lareynii

Species of beetle

Microlarinus lareynii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Microlarinus
Species:
M. lareynii
Binomial name
Microlarinus lareynii

Microlarinus lareynii (commonly known as Puncturevine Seed Weevil)[1] is a weevil of the family Curculionidae.[2] It is native to interior regions of Italy, France and Rajasthan in India.[3]

Microlarinus lareynii feeds on the seeds of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris. Together with Microlarinus lypriformis, which feeds on the stems of the puncturevine, it has been introduced as a biological control agent in the United States of America[4] and Canada.[3]

References

  1. ^ "puncturevine seed weevil". Entomological Society of America. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ^ "ITIS standard report - Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin du Val, 1852)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin duVal)". Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (British Columbia). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. University of California, Davis. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Microlarinus lareynii
Rhinocyllus lareynii