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10.05.2019
Malvapion malvae (F., 1775)
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The mallow weevil Malvapion malvae is one of the few representatives of the family Apionidae, which can be easily determined by photograph. Head and pronotum are black colored, the elytra are light brown with black shoulders and a black triangular spot around the scutellum, which can be prolonged along the elytral suture towards the apex of the elytra. The pubescence of the elytra is relatively dense, but does not obscure the color of the elytra completely and makes the species unmistakable. The 1.8 to 2.4 mm large beetles and their larvae live on mallow (Malvaceae). The larvae develop in the ovary. Malvapion malvae occurs in the whole palearctic region with the exception of Northern Europe. In Germany the species is not regarded as endangered. (KR)
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