Cionus hortulanus is a species of weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Curculioninae.Biolib Invertebrated Online
Etymology The genus name Cionus derives from the Greek kíonos, meaning column, with reference to the shape of the snout. The Latin species name hortulanus means garden warden. Kerbtier – Beetle Fauna of Germany
Distribution and habitat This species is present in most of Europe,Fauna europaea in NW Africa, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia and India.Maksims Balalaikins Latvian Curculioninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 1. Tribe Cionini Schoenherr, 1825 These beetles mainly inhabit meadows and hedge rows.
Description
Cionus hortulanus can reach a length of .Commanster These tiny beetles have a short, oblong and convex body, a conical thorax and a long thin rostrum. Thorax and elytra are covered with grey scales.
The basic body color is grey-brown, with one large velvety black spot in the middle of the elytra and a smaller one at the apex. The elytra bears four raised lines with a series of black markings. The antennae are reddish.Sharp, W. E. Common beetles of the British uplands
Biology Adults of these beetles can be found from June to September. They feed on leaves of Buddleja and Verbascum species, while larvae feed on Water Figwort (Scrophularia auriculata), Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) and Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus).Bio InfoBullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations Females lay eggs on leaves of the host plants.
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