Ceutorhynchus litura

Ceutorhynchus litura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Ceutorhynchinae
Tribus: Ceutorhynchini
Genus: Ceutorhynchus
Species: Ceutorhynchus litura

Name

Ceutorhynchus litura (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonymy

• Curculio litura Fabricius, J.C., 1775 [basionym]
• Status:   invalid   [synonym of Hadroplontus litura (Fabricius, 1775)]

References

• Hein, G.L.; Wilson, R.G. 2004: Impact of Ceutorhynchus litura feeding on root carbohydrate levels in Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). Weed science, 52(4): 628–633. DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-099R1
• Biocontrol of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): releases and effectiveness of Ceutorhynchus litura (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canada.
• Effect of Urophora cardui (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Ceutorhynchus litura (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on the weed Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
• Biological control of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) in South Dakota.
• Ceutorhynchus litura (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): biology and first releases for biological control of the weed carada thistle (Cirsium arvense) in Ontario, Canada.
• A survey of the insect fauna of Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense, in South Dakota: and studies relating to biological control by Ceutorhynchus litura and Cassida rubiginosa.