Biology:Myllocerus dentifer
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Myllocerus dentifer | |
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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. dentifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius, 1792)
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Myllocerus dentifer, is a species of weevil found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description
Body blackish in color with brownish spots.[3][4]
Biology
Adult beetles is a major pest on Ziziphus mauritiana that feed on leaves.[5][6] Infestation visible with notching on the leaf margins due to extensive feeding along the leaf veins. Adults lay their eggs in the soil.[3]
References
- ↑ "Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius, 1792)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1240361.
- ↑ Rizvi, S. A.; Naz, S. (2004). "Redescription of Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with reference to male and female genitalia from Pakistan" (in English). https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=PK2005000040.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Insect pest of Ber in Hot Arid Region". https://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-fruit-crops/ipm-strategies-for-ber/insect-pest-of-ber-in-hot-arid-region.
- ↑ "Insect Pests of Arid Fruit Crops - ICAR-CIAH". https://ciah.icar.gov.in/publication/Technical_bulletin/Insect_Pests_of_Arid_Fruit_Crops_2013.pdf.
- ↑ Singh, J. P.; Jaiswal, A. K.; Monobrullah, Md. (June 2016). "First Record of Some Insect Pests on Commercial Lac Host Plant, Ziziphus mauritiana from India" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences 86 (2): 261–268. doi:10.1007/s40011-014-0400-1. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40011-014-0400-1. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ Haldhar, Sm; Deshwal, Hl; Jat, Gc; Berwal, Mk; Singh, D (2016). "Pest scenario of ber (Ziziphus mauritianaLam.) in arid regions of Rajasthan: a review". Journal of Agriculture and Ecology 01: 10–21. doi:10.53911/JAE.2016.1102. http://journals.saaer.org.in/index.php/jae/article/view/6/266. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
Wikidata ☰ Q108456171 entry
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