Lixus (Eulixus) nettadorchinae sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a new striped gall-inducing weevil species from the Negev Desert, Israel

Abstract

Lixus nettadorchinae sp. n. causing galls on branches of Deverra triradiata (Apiaceae) is described from the Central Negev, Israel. The new species is distinct among its congeners in its peculiar colour pattern comprising longitudinal whitish stripes of white scales on the head, pronotum and elytra. The new species fits into the subgenus Lixus (Eulixus) due to its long, projected and sharply-pointed elytral apex, the claws fused at the base, a relatively flat eye, the pronotum with postocular lobes and due to its association with a member of the Apiaceae family. Description of the external morphology and genitalia of both sexes is given and illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Observations on development, gall formation and parasites of the new species are summarized.

To cite: Friedman, A.-L.-L. & Colonnelli, E. 2025. Lixus (Eulixus) nettadorchinae sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a new striped gall-inducing weevil species from the Negev Desert, Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 54: 21–32. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17115935
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