Ixapion
| Ixapion | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Genus: | Ixapion Roudier & Tempère, 1973 |
| Species: | I. variegatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixapion variegatum (Wencker, 1864)
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Ixapion variegatum, the kiss me slow weevil, is a weevil[1] in the family Brentidae, which occurs at low densities throughout its west European range.[2] It is the only species in the genus Ixapion.[3]
Its larval stages feed on mistletoe, from which its English vernacular name is derived.[1] Eggs are laid in the plants stems, just below terminal buds.[1] In Europe, the larvae feed from April–July, and emerge the following June.[1]
Feeding by adult weevils, which are between 2.1 and 2.8 mm long,[4] results in brown speckling on the plant's leaves.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Lowe, Marilyn (2012). "Kiss Me Slow: Kiss and Go". Annual Report (58). Warwick Natural History Society: 28–30.
- ^ Foster, AP; Morris MG; Whitehead PF (2001). "Ixapion variegatum (Wenker, 1864) (Col., Apionidae) new to the British Isles, with observations on its European and conservation status". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (137): 95–105.
- ^ "Ixapion Roudier & Tempère, 1973". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Green, Harry; Meiklejohn, John (November 2004). "Mistletoe Bugs and a Weevil: Ixapion variegatum in Worcestershire". Worcestershire Record (17). Worcestershire Biological Records Centre: 24–25. Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-02-28.