Species Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801)

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Regional Maps

• Curculio horridus Panzer, G.W.F. 1801. Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia oder Deutschlands Insecten. Nürnberg : Felsecker. Vol. 84. [9].

  Secondary source:

   Colonnelli, E. 2004. Catalogue of Ceutorhynchinae of the world, with a key to genera (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Barcelona : Argania Editio, S.C.P. Edn. 1, pp. 1-124. [Date published 30-IX-2004] [64].
• Trichosirocalus mortadelo Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A. & Sánchez-Ruiz, M. 2002. Revision of the Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer) species complex, with description of two new species infesting thistles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Ceutorhynchinae). Australian Journal of Entomology 41: 199-208 [206].
• Rhynchaenus hispidus Panzer, G.W.F. 1805. Kritische Revision der Insektenfauna Deutschlands nach dem System bearbeitet. I–XCVI Heft. I. Bändchen. Nürnberg : Felssecker xii + 271 pp. [131].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sagliocco, J.-L., Kwong, R.M. & Morley, T. 2012. Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore — spear thistle. pp. 184-189 in Julien, M.H., McFadyen, R.E.C. & Cullen, J.M. (eds). Biological control of weeds in Australia. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing. pp. i-xviii, 1-620. [187-188] (for T. mortadelo)
• Pullen, K.R., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2014. Annotated catalogue of Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3896(1): 1-481 [185]

Generic Combinations

• Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer, 1801).

Ecological Descriptors

Larva, adult: herbivore (associated flora: Carduus nutans Linnaeus [ASTERACEAE] Nodding Thistle; Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. [ASTERACEAE] Spear Thistle).

General References

Woodburn, T.L. 1997. Establishment in Australia of Trichosirocalus horridus, a biological control agent for Carduus nutans, and preliminary assessment of its impact on plant growth and reproductive potential. Biocontrol Science and Technology 7: 645-656

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