Lixus siculus Boheman, 1835
on Ferula
parasite
Oviposition in the petiole; larvae and pupae presumably in the pith of the stem.
host plants
Apiaceae, monophagous
Ferula orientalis.
distribution within Europe
Although, according to (PESI, 2019) the species is an endemic of Sicily, the host plant specified by Gültekin does occur only in the east of Europe.
references
Gültekin (2007a).