Biology:Myllocerus subfasciatus
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Short description: Species of beetle
Myllocerus subfasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Myllocerus |
Species: | M. subfasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Myllocerus subfasciatus Guerin, 1843
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Myllocerus subfasciatus, is a species of weevil found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1] The Sri Lankan population was earlier identified as a separate species, Myllocerus spurcatus.[2]
Description
Adult weevil light greyish to white with four black spots on the elytral covers. Eggs are light yellow and are laid deep in the soil. Eggs take 3 to 11 to hatch. Grub is small, apodous fleshy, and yellow in colour. Grub period is about 3 to 42. The final instar pupates in soil in earthen cocoons. The pupation period is 5 to 7 days.[3]
Adults are known to attack brinjal. Common symptom is notching of leaf margins. Grubs generally feed on roots causing wilting.[4]
References
- ↑ "Myllocerus subfasciatus". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/34384.
- ↑ "New Delhi 110 012, India". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313828638.
- ↑ "Myllocerus - an overview: ScienceDirect Topics". https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/myllocerus.
- ↑ "TNAU Agritech Portal :: Crop Protection". https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_protection/brinjal/brinjal_5.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q108456087 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myllocerus subfasciatus.
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