Myllocerus dentifer
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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
[edit]Body blackish in color with brownish spots.[3][4]
Biology
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius, 1792)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Rizvi, S. A.; Naz, S. (2004). "Redescription of Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with reference to male and female genitalia from Pakistan". International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology (Pakistan). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ a b "Insect pest of Ber in Hot Arid Region". vikaspedia. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Insect Pests of Arid Fruit Crops - ICAR-CIAH" (PDF). ciah.icar. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ 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". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences. 86 (2): 261–268. doi:10.1007/s40011-014-0400-1. S2CID 17261022. 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. Retrieved 2021-08-24.