Sitona Germar, 1817
(a genus of weevils)

Interactions where Sitona is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Microsoma exiguum a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Notes on parasites of Sitona in Europe, with especial reference to Campogaster exigua (Meig.), Berry, P.A. & Parker, H.L., 1950
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Microsoma exiguum/Microsoma exiguuma parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona/Sitonaa genus of weevilsimago larva is endoparasitoid of imago
spreads Broad Bean Stain virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Broad Bean Stain virus/Broad Bean Stain virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona/Sitonaa genus of weevils is spread by
spreads Broad Bean True Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Broad Bean True Mosaic virus/Broad Bean True Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona/Sitonaa genus of weevils is spread by

Sitona (a genus of weevils) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sitona (a genus of weevils) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Berry, P.A. & Parker, H.L., 1950Notes on parasites of Sitona in Europe, with especial reference to Campogaster exigua (Meig.)Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 52: 251-258.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 7 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Species 7 trophisms 2 references
Species 5 trophisms
Species 7 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSitona (a genus of weevils)
TribeSitonini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sitona (a genus of weevils)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gurney, M. 2015
Kevan, D.K. 1959 The British Species of the genus Sitona Germar (Col., Curculionidae) EMM: 251-261.

Sitona (a genus of weevils) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sitona (a genus of weevils):

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