Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)
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| Species Name | : | Deiradolcus spinipectus Pajni (1990) |
| Taxonomic_position | : | Eremninae: Cyphicerini |
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| Diagnosis | : | Rostrum black, as long as its apical width, parallel sided in basal half, slightly dilated at apex; Antennae piceous, covered with setae, funicle with joint 2 much longer than 1; Prothorax widest at base which is deeply bisinuate, narrowing towards apex, with obsolete ocular lobes and long vibrissae; Scutellum small, rounded, black, covered with few small recumbent setae; Elytra black, oblong, parallel from shoulders to beyond middle, narrowing towards apices; Thoracic sterna black, punctate ; prosternum with a blunt vertical spine behind coxae in middle. Abdominal sternites black, punctate with punctures large on apical segment. |
| Host | : | Mulberry, Weeds |
| Distribution | : | Meghalaya: Shillong and Arunachal Pradesh: East Siang, Lower Dibang | References | : | Pajni, H.R., 1990. Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Subfamily Eremninae, Tribe Cyphicerini. Fauna of India and adjacent countries. |
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