''Larinus'' is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the

Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

region.Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris. Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the Eastern part of the country. Canada Thistle Bud Weevils (Subgenus Phyllonomeus) Mating

Canada Thistle Bud Weevils (Subgenus Phyllonomeus) Mating

Several of these beetles are used as agents of

biological pest control Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...

against

noxious weeds A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is injurious to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or liv ...

. They feed on

flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...

, destroying the developing seeds of the weeds.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Larinus'': * '' Larinus araxicola'' Gultekin, 2006 * '' Larinus bombycinus'' Lucas, H., 1847^{c g} * '' Larinus brevis'' * '' Larinus bronni'' Heyden, C. von & Heyden, L. von., 1866^{c g} * '' Larinus byrrhinus'' (Sparrman, A., 1785)^{c g} * ''

Larinus cardopatii ''Larinus'' is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region.Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris. Turkey appears to have a significant div ...

'' Lucas, H., 1847^{c g} * '' Larinus carlinae'' Olivier, 1807^{c g} * '' Larinus carthami'' Olivier, 1807^g * '' Larinus centaurea'' Oliver, 1807 * '' Larinus centaurii'' Olivier, 1807^{c g} * '' Larinus cuniculus'' Olivier, 1807^{c g} * '' Larinus curtus'' Hochhuth, 1851^{c b} (yellow star thistle flower weevil) * '' Larinus cylindrus'' Hoffmann, 1963^g * '' Larinus cynarae'' (Fabricius, J.C., 1787)^{c g} * '' Larinus filiformis'' Petri * '' Larinus flavescens'' * '' Larinus gigas'' * '' Larinus gravidus'' Olivier, 1807^{c g} * '' Larinus grisescens'' Gyllenhal * '' Larinus hierolosymae'' Desbrochers, 1896^g * ''

Larinus iaceae ''Larinus'' is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region.Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris. Turkey appears to have a significant div ...

'' (Fabricius, J.C., 1775)^{c g} * ''

Larinus jaceae ''Larinus'' is a genus of Curculionidae, true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region.Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris. Turkey appears to have a s ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775)^g * ''

Larinus latus ''Larinus latus'' is a species of true weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against '' Onopordum'' thistles in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the m ...

'' (Herbst, J.F.W., 1783)^{c g} * '' Larinus longirostris'' Foerster, B., 1891^{c g} * ''

Larinus minutus ''Larinus minutus'' is a species of true weevil known as the lesser knapweed flower weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, especially diffuse knapweed (''Centaurea diffusa'') and spotted knapweed. ...

'' Gyllenhal, 1835^{c b} (seedhead weevil) * '' Larinus nanus'' Lucas, H., 1847^{c g} * '' Larinus numidicus'' Desbrochers, 1892^{c g} * '' Larinus obtusus'' Sturm, 1826^b (knapweed seedhead weevil) * '' Larinus ochreatus'' Schoenherr, 1835^{c g} * '' Larinus onopordi'' (Fabricius, J.C., 1787)^{c g} * '' Larinus orientalis'' Capiomont, 1874 * ''

Larinus planus ''Larinus planus'' is an insect of the Curculionidae ("true" weevil) family. They are oval shaped, dark brown or black, and about long. While native to Europe, it is also common in North America. It feeds on floral buds, primarily of thistles, ...

'' (Fabricius, 1792)^{i c g b} (Canada thistle bud weevil, 2016 synonym of L. carlinae) * '' Larinus pollinis'' (Laicharting, J.N.E. von, 1781)^{c g} * '' Larinus scolymi'' Germar, 1824^{c g} * '' Larinus senilis'' Fabricius, 1801^{c g} * '' Larinus serratulae'' Capiomont, 1874^{c g} * '' Larinus sibiricus'' * '' Larinus sturnus'' Schaller, 1783^{c g} * '' Larinus turbinatus'' Gyllenhal, 1835^{c b} * '' Larinus ursus'' Germar, 1824^{c g} * '' Larinus vulpes'' Olivier, 1807^{c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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