''Sibinia subelliptica'' is a species of ''acorn and nut weevils'' belonging to the family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

, subfamily

Curculioninae The beetle subfamily Curculioninae is part of the weevil family (biology), family Curculionidae. It contains over 23,500 described species in 2,200 genera, and is therefore the largest weevil subfamily. Given that the beetle order (biology), or ...

. This beetle is present in most of

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, in the eastern

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, in the

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, and in

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. Larvae feed on seeds, while pupation occurs into the soil. The adults grow up to long and can be encountered from May through August, especially on

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

species'' and

Dianthus carthusianorum ''Dianthus carthusianorum'', commonly known as Carthusian pink, is a species of ''Dianthus'', native to Europe, from Spain north to Belgium and Poland, and east to Ukraine, occurring in dry, grassy habitats at altitudes of up to in mountains.Flo ...

''. The colour of this small insect is brown, with longitudinal grooves on elytra.

References

* Roberto Caldara - Note tassonomiche e nomenclatoriali su alcune specie paleartiche di Sibinia e Tychius (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) - Fragmenta entomologica, Roma, 41 (1): 169-195 (2009) * Alziar, G. 1977. Queques observations sur la biologie de Sibinia subelliptica Desbr. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Riviera Scientifique, 9 (1976): 2.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7507086 Curculioninae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1873