Revision of the Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer) species complex, with description of two new species infesting thistles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Ceutorhynchinae) |
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Authors: | Miguel A Alonso-Zarazaga, Manuel Sá nchez-Ruiz |
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Affiliation: | Depto. de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), JoséGutiérrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain. |
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Abstract: | Abstract The Trichosirocalus horridus (Panzer) species complex is defined and revised and two new sibling species are described and figured: T. briesei (type locality: San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria, Spain) and T. mortadelo (type locality: Canberra, Australia, introduced). The existence of these siblings could explain the different food preferences observed between the different populations or strains of the supposed single species T. horridus . |
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Keywords: | biological control Carduineae thistles Trichosirocalus briesei sp. n. Trichosirocalus mortadelo sp. n. |
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