Larinus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Lixinae
Tribus: Lixini
Genus: Larinus
Subgenera (4): Cryphopus – Larinomesius – Larinus – Phyllonomeus
Overview of species (126)

L. abyssinicus – L. acanthiae – L. adspersus – L. afer – L. albarius – L. albicans – L. araxicola – L. bardes – L. bardus – L. basalis – L. berti – L. bicolor – L. biguttatus – L. bombycinus – L. brevis – L. buccinator – L. byrrhinus – L. caffer – L. canescens – L. cardopatii – L. cardui – L. carinifer – L. carinirostris – L. carlinae – L. carthami – L. centaurii – L. chevrolatii – L. cirsii – L. clainpanaini – L. cleonoides – L. comatus – L. congoanus – L. conspersus – L. costirostris – L. criniger – L. crinitus – L. cuniculus – L. cylindricus – L. cynarae – L. ferrugatus – L. flavescens – L. flavomaculatus – L. foveicollis – L. genei – L. glabrirostris – L. glaucus – L. granicollis – L. gravidus – L. grisescens – L. guttifer – L. hedenborgi – L. hercyniae – L. hirtus – L. hispanicus – L. hololeucus – L. iaceae – L. idoneus – L. immitis – L. impressus – L. inquinatus – L. intermedius – L. iranicus – L. lindblomi – L. lineatocollis – L. lineatus – L. lineola – L. longirostris – L. lynx – L. maculatus – L. maculosus – L. madagassus – L. maurus – L. minutus – L. mirei – L. modestus – L. morio – L. mucoreus – L. murinus – L. nanus – L. nubeculosus – L. oblongus – L. obtusus – L. ocelliger – L. ochreatus – L. odontalgicus – L. olsufievi – L. onopordinis – L. ornatus – L. pacatus – L. perbellus – L. pilosus – L. planus – L. pollinis – L. pseudovittatus – L. pulverulentus – L. pygmaeus – L. reconditus – L. risbeci – L. roreus – L. ruber – L. rugicollis – L. rusticanus – L. scabrirostris – L. scolymi – L. scrobicollis – L. senilis – L. sericatus – L. sibiricus – L. siculus – L. squalidus – L. stellaris – L. sturnus – L. subcostatus – L. sulphuratus – L. sulphurifer – L. syriacus – L. teretirostris – L. timidus – L. tubicen – L. tubicenus – L. turbinatus – L. ungulatus – L. ursus – L. vetula – L. villosus – L. virescens – L. vitellinus – L. vulpes – L. zagros

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist]
Name

Larinus Dejean, 1821

Primary references

Dejean 1821: Catal. Coléopt., 97 [n.n.]; Germar 1824, Ins. spec. novae, 1, 379.

References

Gosik, R.; Skuhrovec, J. 2011: Descriptions of mature larvae and pupae of the genus Larinus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae<, Lixinae). Zootaxa 3019: 1–25. Preview Reference page.
Gültekin, L. & Podlussány, A. 2012. Two new species of Larinus from Iran (Coleoptera: Curculionidae<: Lixinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 245–258. PDF Reference page.
Gültekin, L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. 2013: Larinus berti sp. n. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) from North Africa. ZooKeys 342: 21–28. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.342.5754 Reference page.
Skuhrovec, J., Volovnik, S. & Gosik, R. 2017. Description of the immature stages of Larinus vulpes and notes on its biology (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae). ZooKeys 679: 107—137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.679.12560. Reference page.

Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region.[1][2] Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the Eastern part of the country.[1]

Several of these beetles are used as agents of biological pest control against noxious weeds. They feed on flower heads, 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 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 (Fabricius, J.C., 1775) c g
Larinus jaceae (Fabricius, 1775) g
Larinus latus (Herbst, J.F.W., 1783) c g
Larinus longirostris Foerster, B., 1891 c g
Larinus minutus 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 (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,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]
References

L. Gültekin (2006). "A new weevil species Larinus araxicola sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae<: Lixinae) from northeastern Turkey with biological notes" (PDF). Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31.
Hoffman, A. 1954. Faune de France. 59, Coléoptères Curculionidés. Part 2. P. Lechavalier, Paris.
"Larinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Browse Larinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Larinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Larinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-12.