Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Atmetonychus peregrinus (Olivier, 1809)
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Tanymecini: Pazomiina
Synonyms	:	Curculio peregrinus Olivier, 1807: 324. Anaemerus peregrinus Gyllenhal in Schoenherr, 1834: 75 Curculio rugose Wiedemann in Germar, 1821: 155 inaequalis Boheman in Schoenherr, 1840: 214
Diagnosis	:	Head broader than long, constricted behind eye, frons with a deep central furrow and a broad shallow one on each side; Antennae with first segment longest; Prothorax upper surface very rugose and uneven, with a deep central depression; Elytra gradually acuminate behind, apices separately mucronate
Host	:	Bhendi, potato, berry, and wild plant
Distribution	:	Assam Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Panjab, 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.
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Indian Entiminae(Broad nosed weevils)