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On oviposition in weevils of the genus Larinus Dej. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

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The following actions performed by females of several Larinus Dej. species during egg laying are described: search of an appropriate place on the plant, making the hole for the egg, oviposition proper, and sealing the hole. The hole preparation takes the longest time and the greatest effort. Only one individual usually completes development in one flower head. Females of Larinus vulpes Ol. prefer larger flower heads for oviposition and occasionally lay eggs into stems. The ability of females to distinguish the flower heads with already laid eggs is discussed. Species of Larinus may be divided into two groups with “early” and “late” oviposition. The evolution of egg laying in the genus Larinus is discussed.

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Original Russian Text © S.V. Volovnik, 2016, published in Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 2016, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 330–342.

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Volovnik, S.V. On oviposition in weevils of the genus Larinus Dej. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Entmol. Rev. 96, 309–317 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873816030088

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