Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Myllocerus transmarinus (Herbst, 1795)
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Cyphicerini: Myllocerina
Synonyms	:	Curculio transmarinus Herbst, 1795: 213 bengalensis Desbrochers des Loges, 1891: 356; Marshall, 1916: 337 molarius Faust, 1891: 268; Marshall, 1916: 337 musculus Boheman in Schoenherr, 1834: 429; Marshall, 1916: 337 transmarinus Stebbing, 1914: 402; Marshall, 1916: 337
Diagnosis	:	Body black colour with brown scaling. Elytra normal and not ribbed, intervals without tubercles or long, erect scales. Prothorax without any lateral impressions, base broader than apex. Eyes lateral, narrower than forehead and convex. Elytral vestiture with scales on the intervals small and ovate; scales on the strial margins elongate and not erect.
Host	:	Cotton, rose, plums, ber, grass, daincha, sesbania, Acacia, Dalbergia sisoo; also attracted to light.
Distribution	:	Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
References	:	Marshall, G.A.K. 1916. Coleoptera. Rhynchophora: Curculionidae. In: Shiply, A.E. (Ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London, 367 pp. 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)