Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)
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| Species Name | : | Myllocerus coimbatorensis sp. nov. (Ramamurthy and Ghai, 1988) |
| Taxonomic_position | : | Entiminae: Cyphicerini: Myllocerina |
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| Diagnosis | : | General colour black, with metallic green scaling and distinct. Eyes are entirely dorsal, slightly ovate. Rostrum broader than long, narrowed from base to apex, apical emargination shallow and obtuse. Antenna piceous black, basal joints of funicle elongate, subequal and third equal to fourth. Prothorax evidently broader than long, sides very slightly round at middle, slightly narrow at apex. Elytra jointly sinuate at base, shoulders smoothly rounded, less distinct, sides dilated behind up to just beyond middle. Legs with metallic green scaling, femora unidentate, the tooth small. |
| Host | : | Jute |
| Distribution | : | Tamil Nadu | References | : | Ramamurthy, V.V. and Ghai, S., 1988. A study on the genus Myllocerus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Oriental Insects, 22(1), pp.377-500. |
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