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Protopirapion atratulum (Germar, 1817) 
Syn.: Apion striatum (Marsham, 1802) nec (Mueller, 1776)
Family: Apionidae
Size: 2.8 mm (2.2 to 3.1 mm)
Origin: From Poland to Central and Western Europe to North Africa
Biology: Lives mainly on Sarothamnus scoparius but also on Genista, Ulex and Cytisus
Location: Britain, Woking
leg.det. J.J.Walker, 1939
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013

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