Microlarinus lypriformis

Microlarinus lypriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Microlarinus
Species: M. lypriformis
Binomial name
Microlarinus lypriformis
(Wollaston, 1861)

Microlarinus lypriformis is a weevil of the family Curculionidae.[1] It lays eggs in the stems of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris, and the larvae feed on the pith of the plant. After pupation, the adult emerges through holes bored in plant.[2] Along with the seed-feeding Microlarinus lareynii it has been introduced as a biological control agent in the United States of America[2] and Canada[3] against Tribulus terrestris.

References

  1. "ITIS standard report - Microlarinus lypriformis (Wollaston, 1861)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. University of California, Davis. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin duVal)". Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (British Columbia). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External identifiers for Microlarinus lypriformis
Encyclopedia of Life 2666049
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