Myllocerus dentifer

Myllocerus dentifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Myllocerus
Species:
M. dentifer
Binomial name
Myllocerus dentifer
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Curculio dentifer Fabricius, 1792

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

  1. ^ "Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius, 1792)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Insect pest of Ber in Hot Arid Region". vikaspedia. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ "Insect Pests of Arid Fruit Crops - ICAR-CIAH" (PDF). ciah.icar. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.


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