An annotated list of the weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve and vicinity, Northwestern Iran
Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
A total of 29 curculionid species of 7 genera including, Tychius Germar, Ceutorhynchus Germar, Donus Jekel, Hypera Germar, Larinus Dejean, Lixus Fabricius and Otiorhynchus (Germar) in the subfamilies Curculioninae (tribe Tychiini), Ceutorhynchinae, Hyperinae, Lixinae and Entiminae were collected from the Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve and vicinity, Northwestern Iran. Host plants from which the curculionid species were collected, are also given.
Authors and Affiliations
Hassan Ghahari, Andrei A. Legalovch Legalov, Genrikh Y. Arzanov
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