Sitona hispidulus (Curculionidae- Entiminae) - Clover weevil (9668741303)

Description:

Description: L: 3.5-4.5mm There are 25 speciesof Sitona in Central Europe. The beetles feed mainly at night [Harde/Severa: Kosmos Käferführer, p.306]. Sitona specialize on legumes (Fabaceae); Sitona hispidulus especially on clover (Trifolium). The larvae eat the root nodules and the adults eat the leaves. Several species of Sitona are important agricultural pests of legumes [Wikipedia]. Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer) Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia Superfamily: Curculionoidea Family: Curculionidae LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils, Rüsselkäfer) Subfamily: Entiminae SCHÖNHERR, 1823 (broad-nosed weevils) Tribus: Sitonini GISTEL, 1848 Genus: Sitona GERMAR, 1817 (Blattrandkäfer oder Graurüssler) Sitona hispidulus FABRICIUS, 1776 ( Clover weevil, Kleerüssler) [det. Alan Thornhill, 2013, based on photos] E-Germany, Brandenburg: Küstrin-Schwedt (Oder), 30.09.2012 IMG_2359. Date: 30 September 2012, 10:48. Source: Sitona hispidulus (Curculionidae: Entiminae) - Clover weevil. Author: gbohne from Berlin, Germany.