Microlarinus lypriformis

Microlarinus lypriformis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae.^[1] It lays eggs in the stems of the puncturevine, Tribulus terrestris, and the larvae feed on the pith of the plant. After pupation, the adult emerges through holes bored in plant.^[2] Along with the seed-feeding Microlarinus lareynii it has been introduced as a biological control agent in the United States of America^[2] and Canada^[3] against Tribulus terrestris.

Microlarinus lypriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Microlarinus
Species:	M. lypriformis
Binomial name
Microlarinus lypriformis (Wollaston, 1861)