Lyperobius

Lyperobius is a weevil genus in the subfamily Molytinae.[1] Most Lyperobius species live in sub-alpine and alpine grassland, feeding on members of the family Apiaceae. Adults are active by day and feed on flowers, seeds, leaves and stems of the host plant. Larvae are found in the thick roots, rhizomes and soil surrounding the root system. All members of this genus are endemic to New Zealand. With the exception of L. huttoni and L. nesidiotes, all species are only found on the South Island.[2]

Lyperobius
A Lyperobius weevil on Aciphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Curculionidae
Subfamily:
Molytinae
Genus:
Lyperobius

Pascoe, 1876

Species

Lyperobius australis - Lyperobius barbarae - Lyperobius carinatus - Lyperobius clarkei - Lyperobius coxalis - Lyperobius cupiendus - Lyperobius eylesi - Lyperobius fallax - Lyperobius glacialis - Lyperobius hudsoni - Lyperobius huttoni - Lyperobius montanus - Lyperobius nesidiotes - Lyperobius patricki - Lyperobius spedenii - Lyperobius townsendi[2]

References
  1. "Lyperobius huttoni". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Craw, Robin C. (1999). "Molytini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae)". Fauna of New Zealand. 39: 1–68.


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