Morphology of immature stages, biology, and systematic position of the Violet seed weevil, (Linnaeus, 1758) (Curculionidae, Conoderinae, Orobitiditae, Orobitidini).

The mature larva of the weevil species (Linnaeus, 1758), one of only two Palaearctic members of the supertribe Orobitiditae, is re-described, while the pupa is described for the first time. The biology of this species was studied at two sites in Germany. It was reared from seed capsules of L.