Sitona [SEP] parent taxon
Sitona
Sitona is a large genus of weevils in the family Curculionidae native to the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Over 100 species have been described. "Sitona" is easily distinguished from related genera by flat, recumbent scales on the mandibles, by the absence of an oval scar on the mandibles, by short and broad rostrum with a deep, longitudinal, median groove, and by dense scales on the body.
"Sitona" specialize on legumes, plants of the family Fabaceae. The larvae eat the root nodules and
- "Sitona discoideus"
- "Sitona fairmairei"
- "Sitona flavescens"
- "Sitona fronto"
- "Sitona hispidulus"
- "Sitona lepidus" – clover root weevil
- "Sitona lineatus" – pea leaf weevil
- "Sitona lineellus"
- "Sitona maroccanus"
- "Sitona planifrons"
- "Sitona puncticollis"
- "Sitona sulcifrons"
- "Sitona syriacus"
- "Sitona tanneri"
- "Sitona vittatus"
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