Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

(FIgS 2–8e)

Body. LeNgTH 4.5–5.3 MM, WIDTH 1.3–1.5 MM. SeTAe lONg TO VeRY SHORT. PROTHORAX (FIg. 2e) WITH 8 prns, ONe SeTA PlAceD clOSe TO SPIRAcle. MeSO- AND MeTATHORAX (FIg. 2e) eAcH WITH 1 SHORT prs AND 4 pds, AlMOST eQUAl IN leNgTH. EAcH PeDAl AReA WITH 6 pda, DIFFeReNT IN leNgTH. AbD. VIII (FIg. 4e) WITH 1 VeRY SHORT prs AND 3 pds; ts VeRY SHORT.

Head. YellOW, SUbcIRcUlAR; WIDTH: 0.55 –0.65 MM, leNgTH: 0.65–0.75 MM; eNDOcARINA ReAcHeS 1/2 THe leNgTH OF FRONS. Des 4 VeRY SHORT (FIg. 5e). Fs 1 VeRY SHORT, fs 3 AlMOST INVISIble, fs 4 SlIgHTlY SHORTeR THAN fs 5. Les 1 AND les 2 eQUAl IN leNgTH, AS lONg AS des 1. Ves 1-2 SHORT, POORlY DeVelOPeD. POSTePIcRANIAl AReA WITH 3 pes. STeMMATA DeVelOPeD. ANTeNNAl bASAl MeMbRANOUS ARTIcle WITH 4 bASIcONIc SeNSIllAe. LAbRUM (FIg. 6e) APPROXIMATelY 2.5 TIMeS AS WIDe AS lONg; ANTeRIOR MARgIN SINUOUSlY eMARgINATeD; 3 PAIRS OF ams, VARIOUS IN leNgTH: MeDIAN PAIRS TWIce lONgeR THAN THe lATeRAl SeTAe; 2 PAIRS OF als. LAbRAl RODS AlMOST PARAllel. ClYPeUS (FIg. 6e) 5.0 TIMeS AS WIDe AS lONg; ANTeRIOR MARgIN cONVeX, lATeRAl MARgINS SINUOUSlY eMARgINATeD; MeDIAN FURROW ReAcHeS 3/4 THe leNgTH OF clYPeUS. EPIPHARYNX (FIg. 7e) WITH 2 PAIRS OF als; 3 PAIRS OF ams AND 2 PAIRS OF mes. MANDIble WITH 1 blUNT ADDITIONAl TOOTH (clOSe TO APeX). MAXIllA (FIg. 8e) WITHOUT mbs; bASAl PAlPOMeRe SlIgHTlY SHORTeR AND DISTINcTlY WIDeR THAN THe DISTAl. PRAelAbIUM cORDIFORM, WITH 2 PAIRS OF ligs; bOTH PAlPOMeReS eQUAl IN leNgTH, bUT bASAl WIDeR THAN DISTAl ONe; pslb 3 AlMOST A THIRD THe leNgTH OF THe ReMAININg SeTAe.