Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Tanymecus feae (Faust, 1894)
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Tanymecini: Tanymecina
Synonyms	:	Asemus feae Faust; Marshall, 1916: 95. Asemus plumeus Faust, 1894b: 183; Marshall, 1916: 95. Asemus subvittatus Faust, 1897a: 352; Marshall, 1916: 95. hirtus Schoenherr in litt; Gunther and Zumpt, 1933: 96.
Diagnosis	:	Elytra without any pale lateral stripe; general vestiture much longer, narrower and obliquely erect; elytral vestiture with predominant scales very long, spindle shaped and densely clothed with long, wavy hairs.
Host	:	Maize
Distribution	:	Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
References	:	N. R. Supare, S. Ghai & V. V. Ramamurthy (1990) A Revision of Tanymecus from India and Adjacent Countries (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Oriental Insects, 24:1, 1-126.
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Indian Entiminae(Broad nosed weevils)