Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)

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Species Name	:	Blosyrus asellus (Olivier, 1807)
Taxonomic_position	:	Entiminae: Blosyrini
Synonyms	:	Curculio asellus Olivier 1807: 366. Blosyrus philippinensis Jekel, 1875: 153. Blosyrus superciliosus Chevrolat, 1882: 93.
Diagnosis	:	Elytra without transverse row of conical tubercles, sub quadrate, its shoulder produced into a prominent angle, intervals not granulate, vestiture broadly flattened.
Host	:	Rice, sweet potato and grass
Distribution	:	Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh
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)