Notable beetle records from GermanyRecords, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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02.04.2011 (published on 03.04.2011)
Record of Mecinus janthinus on the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim
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On April 2nd, 2011 two specimens of the toadflax stem-mining weevil Mecinus janthinus were recorded on calcareous grassland at the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim. The xerophilous species lives on dams, warm slopes and on heathland. Its distribution ranges from France to the Ural and from Sweden to Greece. Mecinus janthinus develops on toadflax (Linaria). It has been successfully used for biologic control of Linaria dalmatica in the US and Canada. In Germany, M. janthinus is not endangered.
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