Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Scientific name Rhinocyllus | |
Similar Rhinocyllus conicus, Trichosirocalus horridus, Larinus, Larinus planus, Lixinae | ||
Rhinocyllus is a small genus of true weevil, with about 4 species described. This genus's host plant are thistles in the subtribe Carduinae. The genus's sister group is Bangasternus.
The genus's most infamous 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.
Partial list of species
References
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