Larinus planus
Larinus planus
The Larinus planus is a beetle of the family of weevils ( Curculionidae ).
Features
The beetles reach a body length of five to eight millimeters and have an elongated and oval body with a relatively flat top. They have a black body color and light are finely hairy. The hairs form on the wing covers ( elytra ) wave spots and bands. In addition, the body is dusted yellowish. The dust layer after hatching most dense and is gradually abraded. The elytra bear fine longitudinal lines, between which the surface densely and finely structured, with points and is wrinkled. The elytra initially run parallel and taper only behind the middle to wide rounded tips. The sensors and occasionally the legs are reddish-brown. The trunk is about as long as the bell-shaped pronotum and sometimes carries a small center keel. The compound eyes are flat.
Occurrence
The animals come in Central and Southern Europe to the Caucasus. In the north, the range extends to Denmark and southern Norway. They come sporadically also in England and Wales. They are found in dry, rocky places at various composite plants, such as thistles and cornflowers, from the plains to high positions. They are often, in their inventory numbers but decline. In the north of Central Europe already missing in some places.