The investigation of Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) plants in the eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey revealed three new Mecinini weevil species/host plant associations: Miarus ajugae (Herbst, 1795) with Campanula lactiflora Bieb., Cleopomiarus distinctus (Boheman, 1845) with Campanula alliariiafolia Willd. and Campanula rapunculoides L., and Cleopomiarus caucasicus Caldara and Legalov, 2016 with Campanula trachelium L. Of these weevil species, M. ajugae and C. caucasicus are new records for the fauna of Turkey. All three weevil species deposit their eggs in the ovary of the flowers and larvae feed on young seeds, where they pupate when mature.
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7 December 2021
Miarus Schoenherr and Cleopomiarus Pierce (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Species Associated with Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) Plants in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey
Neslihan Gültekin,
Roberto Caldara,
Levent Gültekin
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 75 • No. 3
September 2021
Vol. 75 • No. 3
September 2021
bellflower
Curculionoidea
new records
Palearctic