''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.
T ...
, subfamily
Curculioninae.
This beetle is present in most of
Europe
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, in the eastern
Palearctic realm
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, in the
Near East
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, and in
North Africa
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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
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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 elevations of up to in mountains.Fl ...
''. 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.
External links
BiolibFauna EuropaeaColeoptera Poloniae
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Curculioninae
Beetles of Europe
Beetles described in 1873