Dereodus

Dereodus
Dereodus, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Tribe:	Tanymecini
Subtribe:	Piazomiina
Genus:	Dereodus Schönherr, 1823
Type species
Dereodus denticollis Boh.
Diversity
About 25 species
Synonyms
Catponus Desbrochers, 1891 Darcodus Faust, 1899 Grypnus Desbrochers, 1892

Dereodus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.[1] Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Africa and introduced to Australia.[2]

Description

Very similar to the genus Hypomeces. Structure of the eyes is very variable. In male, antennae with joint 7 of the funicle always longer than 6. Prothorax base is either slightly bisinuate or truncate. Sternum without any bifid tubercular prominence behind the anterior coxae. Legs with tarsi varying in width where the trochanters are without the solitary long bristle.[3]

Many species are known to damage leaves of Vachellia nilotica.[4][5][6]

Species

• Subgenus Cataponus Desbrochers des Loges, 1891
  • Dereodus curtulus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1891)
  • Dereodus marginellus (Boheman, 1834)
• Subgenus Dereodus (sensu stricto)
  • Dereodus albofasciatus Magnano, 2009
  • Dereodus andamanensis Marshall, 1916
  • Dereodus curtus (Boheman, 1840)
  • Dereodus cylindricollis Gestro, 1892
  • Dereodus denticollis Boheman, 1834
  • Dereodus elegantulus Hustache, 1924
  • Dereodus elongatus Gestro, 1892
  • Dereodus macularius (Pascoe, 1883)
  • Dereodus mastos (Herbst, 1797)
  • Dereodus mesopotamicus (Pic, 1896)
  • Dereodus pauper Dalman, 1834
  • Dereodus phasianellus Fairmaire, 1886
  • Dereodus pollinosus Redtenbacher, 1844
  • Dereodus pulverosus Marshall, 1916
  • Dereodus reticollis Marshall, 1909
  • Dereodus schoenherri Faust, 1885
  • Dereodus sitonoides (Pic, 1896)
  • Dereodus sparsus Boheman, 1840
  • Dereodus striatopunctatus Fairmaire, 1887
  • Dereodus subroseus Faust, 1895
  • Dereodus trisulcatus (Voss, 1922)
  • Dereodus uhlenhethi Hustache, 1936
  • Dereodus vagabundus Faust, 1885
  • Dereodus vigilans Marshall, 1916

References

1. "Dereodus Schönherr, 1823". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
2. "Taxonomic studies on some short snout entimine weevils of India and adjacent countries". krishikosh. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
3. "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
4. "Field host range and host specificity of Dereodus denticollis: a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) in Australia" (PDF). 25th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference on “Weed Science for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Biodiversity”, Hyderabad, India during 13-16 October, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
5. Dhileepan, K.; Taylor, D. B. J.; Lockett, C. J.; Balu, A.; Seier, M. K.; Murugesan, S.; Tanner, R. A.; Pollard, K. M.; Kumaran, N. (2014). "Biological control of prickly acacia: Current research and future prospects". Retrieved 2021-08-17.
6. Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham; Balu, Ayyapillai; Murugesan, Selvaraj; Senthilkumar, Ponnusamy; Shivas, Roger G. (2013-06-01). "Survey and prioritisation of potential biological control agents for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica) in southern India". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 23 (6): 646–664. Bibcode:2013BioST..23..646D. doi:10.1080/09583157.2013.788689. S2CID 86180215. Retrieved 2021-08-17.