Species of beetle

Microlarinus lypriformis

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Coleoptera

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Curculionidae

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Microlarinus

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M. lypriformis

Binomial name
Microlarinus lypriformis

(Wollaston, 1861)

Microlarinus lypriformis is a weevil of the family Curculionidae.[1] It lays eggs in the stems of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris, and the larvae feed on the pith of the plant. After pupation, the adult emerges through holes bored in plant.[2] Along with the seed-feeding Microlarinus lareynii it has been introduced as a biological control agent in the United States of America[2] and Canada[3] against Tribulus terrestris.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ITIS standard report - Microlarinus lypriformis (Wollaston, 1861)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. ^ a b "Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. University of California, Davis. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. ^ "Microlarinus lareynii (Jacquelin duVal)". Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (British Columbia). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

Taxon identifiers

Microlarinus lypriformis|

* Wikidata: Q16755583
* BioLib: 247215
* BugGuide: 736434
* EPPO: MICLLY
* EUNIS: 267016
* Fauna Europaea: 248060
* Fauna Europaea (new): cf8429cc-439c-499b-8fe5-60750399ee43
* GBIF: 4292058
* iNaturalist: 269291
* IRMNG: 10203531
* ITIS: 187918
* NatureServe: 2.1013816

Rhinocyllus lypriformis|

* Wikidata: Q109605488
* GBIF: 4464931

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