Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Blosyrus inaequalis
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Blosyrini
Synonyms	:	Blosyrus inaequalis Boheman in Schoenherr, 1845: 402. Blosyrus tuberculatus Redtenbacher, 1868: 145. Blosyrinus inaequalis Jekel, 1875: 149.
Diagnosis	:	Prothorax rugose and with a few large tubercles. Elytra with a sharp humeral prominence, with a transverse row of six tubercles across the top of the declvity and two prominent tubercles on the declivity itself.
Host	:	Ashwagantha, Datura, Adhatoda, Tulsi, grass
Distribution	:	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
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. G. Mahendiran, G. Rajendramani & V.V. Ramamurthy (2017): Review of the genus Blosyrus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from India and adjacent countries, Oriental Insects, 52:3, 286-312.
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Indian Entiminae(Broad nosed weevils)