Lixus paraplecticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a weevil)

Interactions where Lixus paraplecticus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 larva feeds within stem Foreign Anthriscus a genus of umbellifers Apiales: Apiaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus/Anthriscusa genus of umbellifersstem
larva larva feeds within stem Foreign Apium fool’s water-cresses, marshworts & celeries Apiales: Apiaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apium/Apiumfool's water-cresses, marshworts & celeriesstem
larva larva feeds within stem Foreign Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Berula erecta/Berula erectalesser water-parsnipstem
larva larva feeds within stem UK/Ireland Oenanthe (Bot.)Questionable water-dropworts Apiales: Apiaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe (Bot.)/Oenanthe (Bot.)water-dropworts?stem
larva larva feeds within stem UK/Ireland Oenanthe aquatica Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Apiales: Apiaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe aquatica/Oenanthe aquaticafine-leaved water-dropwortstem
larva larva feeds on Oenanthe crocata Hemlock Water-dropwort Apiales: Apiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Oenanthe crocata/Oenanthe crocatahemlock water-dropwort
larva larva feeds within stem UK/Ireland Sium latifolium Great Water-parsnip, Greater Water-parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Lixus paraplecticus/Lixus paraplecticusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Sium latifolium/Sium latifoliumgreat water-parsnip, greater water-parsnipstem

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lixus paraplecticus (a weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lixus paraplecticus (a weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLixus paraplecticus (a weevil)
GenusLixus (a genus of weevils)
SubfamilyLIXINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true 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 Lixus paraplecticus (a weevil)

Lixus paraplecticus (a weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lixus paraplecticus (a weevil):

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