Rhinocyllus Explained

Rhinocyllus is a small genus of true weevil, with 4 species described.[1] The host plants of this genus are thistles in the subtribe Carduinae.[2] Its sister group is Bangasternus.[2]

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.

Species

Notes and References

  1. [Margarita Ervandovna Ter-Minassian|Ter-Minasyan ME.]
  2. Web site: Flies on thistles: support for synchronous speciation? . Martin Brandle . Steffi Knoll . Sabine Eber . Jutta Stadler . Roland Brandl . amp . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 84, 775–783.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Rhinocyllus".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.