Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil)

Interactions where Sitona lineatus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
larva (subterranean) subterranean larva feeds on live root nodule FABOIDEAE vetches, peas and beans Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Faboideae/Faboideaevetches, peas and beansliveroot nodule
larva (subterranean) subterranean larva feeds on live root nodule Lathyrus peas Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lathyrus/Lathyruspeasliveroot nodule
adult adult feeds on live leaf Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weeviladult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pealiveleaf (6-)
larva (subterranean) subterranean larva feeds on live root nodule Pisum sativum Garden Pea Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Pisum sativum/Pisum sativumgarden pealiveroot nodule
larva (subterranean) subterranean larva feeds on live root nodule Trifolium clovers Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/Trifoliumcloversliveroot nodule
adult adult feeds on live leaf Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weeviladult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/Viciavetchesliveleaf (6-)
adult adult feeds on live leaf Vicia faba Broad Bean, Field Bean Fabales: Fabaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona lineatus/Sitona lineatuspea and bean weevil, pea-leaf weeviladult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia faba/Vicia fababroad bean, field beanliveleaf (6-)

Sitona lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sitona lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSitona lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil)
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 lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Phillips, C.B. & Barratt, B.I.P. 2004 A guide to assist detection of newly arrived Sitona species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand and Australia Phillips, C.B. & Barratt, B.I.P., 2004. A guide to assist detection of newly arrived Sitona species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in New Zealand and Australia, 12pp, Proceedings of the 8th Australasian Grassland Invertebrate Ecology Conference

Sitona lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil) 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 lineatus (Pea and Bean Weevil, Pea-leaf Weevil):

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