About Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836
Lixus fasciculatus is a species of weevil that reaches a body length of 6.5 to 14 millimeters (0.26 to 0.55 inches). These weevils have an elongated body shape with parallel sides, and a characteristic long snout that is longer in females than in males. Their antennae are geniculate (elbowed) and end in small clubs. The body covering (integument) is black to dark brown and shiny, with a thin covering of pubescence made up of small hairs ranging in color from pale ocher yellow to golden yellow. This pubescence forms irregular cloudy spots on the elytra (wing covers), and four longitudinal stripes on the prothorax. The body has denser hair growth along its sides. The head is conical, with shallow surface punctures. The legs are relatively long and thin. This species is distributed in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, South European Russia, and the eastern Palearctic realm. It favors regions that have mild winters, and inhabits sunlit forest edges, xerothermic grasslands, roadsides, and clearings.
