First record of Lixus umbellatarum Fabricius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Greece, on the medicinal herb Opopanax chironium

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2011
Authors:T. C. Buchelos, Evergetis E.
Journal:Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
Volume:4
Pagination:53-56
Date Published:July
:Lixus umbellatarum
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In summer 2004, adults of a Coleopteran species were observed piercing with their rostrum the stems of the plant Opopanax chironium at an altitude of 1850 m on Parnassus Mountain. Upon insect's feeding, the effused sap of the plant turned into droplets of a resinous fluid which is known to have pharmaceutical and other useful properties. The insect was identified as Lixus umbellatarum Fabricius of the Curculionidae family and it is recorded for the first time in Greece.

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