Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)
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| Species Name | : | Marshalla bituberculatus Pajni (1990) |
| Taxonomic_position | : | Eremninae: Cyphicerini |
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| Diagnosis | : | Rostrum running parallel from base to one third and then widening towards apex; with a few pale erect setae along each dorsolateral carina, with interscrobal area raised to form a plate, central carina distinct, complete; epistome forming an obtuse angle extending far beyond level of insertion of antennae; scrobes small, almost visible from above. Mentum with 2 long curved setae.Prothorax shining black, somewhat broader than long, widest at middle; anterior margin almost straight, with well-developed ocular lobes and fine vibrissae laterally; surface covered with interspersed brownish and greenish scales; Elytra without shoulders; corbels of hind tibiae enclosed, each with a fine internal bare carina. |
| Host | : | Bamboo, weed plants |
| Distribution | : | Assam and Arunachal Pradesh: East Siang | References | : | Sanwal, N., Ayri, S., Kumar, T. and Ramamurthy, V.V., 2014. The genus Marshalla Pajni (Coleoptera) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 76(4): 345-349. Pajni, H.R., 1990. Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Subfamily Eremninae, Tribe Cyphicerini. Fauna of India and adjacent countries. |
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