Biology:Myllocerus delicatulus
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Myllocerus |
| Species: | M. delicatulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Myllocerus delicatulus (Fahraeus, 1871)
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Myllocerus delicatulus, is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
This species has a body length is about 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Body piceous, with uniform light yellowish-green scales. Heacl subconical. Eyes dorsal. Forehead not impressed. Antennae flavescent. Prothorax transverse, and subcylindrical. Elytra, with less strongly rounded bases. Legs flavescent. and the femora with a single small tooth.[2]
It is a known pest of Litchi chinensis and Moringa oleifera.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myllocerus delicatulus (Fahraeus, 1871)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1240364.
- ↑ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE". http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/fbi/039/index.pdf.
- ↑ "Seasonal incidence of Ash weevil (Myllocerus undecimputulatus) population on Litchi". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303880959.
- ↑ Math, M.; Narabenchi, G. (2014). "Management of drumstick pod fly, Gitona distigma (Meigen)" (in en).
Wikidata ☰ Q108377142 entry
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