Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Myllocerus dorsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Cyphicerini: Myllocerina
Synonyms	:	Curculio dorsatus Fabricius, 1798: 173 Myllocerus tesserula Faust, 1897: 365; Marshall, 1916: 320
Diagnosis	:	Prothorax with basal margin not narrower than anterior and the basal constriction shallow. Antenna with third and fourth joints of funicle subequal. Elytral vestiture with scales on the intervals ovate or circular; scales on the strial margins elongate and erect or short and ovate. Male genitalia with the base of the aedeagus rounded.
Host	:	Cotton, potato, sword bean (Canavalia), lemon, mulberry and margosa
Distribution	:	Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
References	:	Ramamurthy, V.V. and S. Ghai. 1988. A study on the genus Myllocerus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Oriental Insects, 22: 377-500.
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Indian Entiminae(Broad nosed weevils)