Species Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807
Thistle Stemborer Weevil
- Curculio pollinosus Germar, E.F. 1817. Reise nach Dalmatien und in das Gebiet von Ragusa. Mit 9 illum. Kupfern und 2 Charten. Leipzig und Altenburg : F. A. Brockhaus xii + 323 pp. [230] [junior homonym; non Fabricius, 1792].
- Lixus pollinosus Germar, E.F. 1819. Versuch einer Eintheilung der Horde der Rüsselkäfer in mehrere Gattungen. Annalen der Wetterauischen Gesellschaft fur die Gesampte Naturkunde 4: 116-139 [134] [junior homonym; junior secondary homonym for species].
Generic Combinations
- Lixus (Lixochelus) cardui (Olivier, 1807).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from west palaearctic region.
Ecological Descriptors
Larva, adult: herbivore (associated flora: Onopordum [ASTERACEAE] Thistle).
General References
Briese, D.T. 1996. Potential impact of the stem-boring weevil Lixus cardui on the growth and reproductive capacity of Onopordum spp. thistles. Biocontrol Science and Technology 6: 251-261
Briese, D.T., Pettit, W. & Walker, A. 2004. Evaluation of the biological control agent, Lixus cardui, on Onopordum thistles: experimental studies on agent demography and impact. Biological Control 31: 165-171
Erbey, M. & Candan, S. 2010. Description of surface morphology in male and female genitals of Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae): a scanning electron microscope study. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 62(3): 321-329 [Date published XII-2010]
Gültekin, L. & Perrin, H. 2011. Study of a part of the A.G. Olivier Lixini collection (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): lectotype designations, new synonymies and nomenclatural acts. Zootaxa 2943: 45-57 [Date published 7-VII-2011] [56 figs 15-16, 24] (designation of lectotype)
Nikulina, O. & Gültekin, L. 2011. Larval morphology of Lixus cardui Olivier and Lixus filiformis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): biological control agents for scotch and musk thistles. Australian Journal of Entomology 50: 253-257
Swirepik, A., Turner, P. & Briese, D.T. 2008. Evaluation of the biological control agent, Lixus cardui, on Onopordum thistles: establishment and initial field impact. Biological Control 47: 108-114
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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10-Dec-2023 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
10-Dec-2023 | Molytinae Schoenherr, 1823 | 09-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
16-Jun-2022 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
04-Aug-2021 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
05-Jun-2019 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
28-Jun-2018 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | |
30-Jun-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
21-Jan-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 10-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
26-Mar-2012 | ADDED |