Species Mogulones geographicus (Goeze, 1777)
Paterson's Curse Root Weevil
- Curculio glyphicus Schaller, J.G. 1783. Neue Insekten beschrieben. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 1: 217-332 [282].
- Curculio geographicus Geoffroy, E.L. 1785. [New Taxa]. In, Fourcroy, A.F. de. Entomologia Parisiensis; sive catalogus insectorum quæ in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur; secundam methodam Geoffrœanam in sectiones, genera & species distributus: cui addita sunt nomina trivialia & fere trecentæ novæ species. Paris : Viua ei Aedibus Serpentineis Vol. 1 viii + [1] + 231 pp. [129] [junior homonym; of Curculio geographicus Goeze, 1777].
- Curculio geographicus Gmelin, J.F. 1790. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Linné, editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Regnum Animalium. Lipsiae : Georg Emanuel Beer Tomus 1(Pars IV. Classis V. Insecta) pp. 1517-2224. [1778] [junior homonym; of Curculio geographicus Goeze, 1777].
- Ceutorhynchus pueli Hustache, A. 1913. Description de deux curculionides nouveau de la faune française. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1913. 233-235 [233].
- Ceutorhynchus lopezi Hoffmann, A. 1957. Descriptions de curculionides nouveaux. (Col.). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 62: 77-85 [85].
Generic Combinations
- Mogulones geographicus (Goeze, 1777).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
For control of Echium.
Introduced from Europe.
General References
CSIRO Entomology July 2004. The biological control of Paterson's curse: root weevil, Mogulones geographicus. CSIRO Entomology. 1. http://www.ento.csiro.au/weeds/pdf/Geo.pdf
Gosik, R. 2010. Descriptions of the mature larvae of four species of the genus Mogulones Reitter, 1916 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 57(2): 203-218 (morphology of larva)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2015 | CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 16-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 26-Mar-2012 | 31-May-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED |