Lixus juncii Boheman, 1835
on Atriplex, etc.
host plants
Amaranthaceae, oligophagous
Amaranthus caudatus, retroflexus; Atriplex hortensis, patula; Beta vulgaris; Celosia cristata; Chenopodium album; Spinacia oleracea.
distribution within Europe
parasitoids, predators
Norbanus scabriculus; Perilampus aeneus.
notes
Askew ao bred the parasitoid Norbanus cerasiops “from Lixus junci in the flower heads of Onopordum nervosum“. The identification of the host or the host plant seems dubiuous.
references
Askew, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2001a), Bouček (1956a), Compte (1981a), Forbicioni, Abbazzi, Bellò ao (2019a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a).