Biology:Myocalandra exarata

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Short description: Species of beetle


Myocalandra exarata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Myocalandra
Species:
M. exarata
Binomial name
Myocalandra exarata
(Boheman, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Sitophilus exarata Boheman, 1838

Myocalandra exarata, is a species of weevil found in India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, New Caledonia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Marianas Islands.[1][2][3]

Biology

It is a black colored beetle. Both adult and larvae are about 15 mm in length. Primarily a borer of Bambusa vulgaris,[4] it is also observed from stored reed, Ochlandra travancorica.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Myocalandra exarata (Boheman, 1838)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/161653778. 
  2. ↑ "Notes on Marianas Islands Curculionidae (Coleoptera)". https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/16181/PHES13_305-315.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Myocalandra exarata (Boheman, 1838)". https://mauritiusbeetles.myspecies.info/category/gomy-2000/insecta/coleoptera/polyphaga/curculionoidea/curculionidae/calandrinae/myocalandra. 
  4. ↑ "Insect pests of bamboo in Aligarh, India-Indian Journals". https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jer&volume=31&issue=4&article=019. 
  5. ↑ "Preliminary investigations on the biology and control of beetles damaging stored reed." (in en). 1983. https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19860532895. 

Wikidata ☰ Q108470641 entry




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