Indian Entiminae
(Broad nosed weevils)
| Common Name: | : | Mango stone weevil, Mango nut weevil, Mango seed weevil |
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| Species Name | : | Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius (1775) |
| Taxonomic_position | : | Cryptorhynchinae: Cryptorhynchini |
| Synonyms | : | Cryptorrhynchus mangiferae (Fabricius, 1775) |
| Diagnosis | : | The adult is 8 mm in length and 4 mm in width. This is a short, compact weevil. They are black and covered with black, greyish or yellowish scales. The pronotum is subparallel sided in the basal third only. Interstices 3, 5 and 7 of the elytra are strongly carinate. An indistinct oblique pale humeral stripe on the elytra which is elongate and gradually declivous. The femora have a single large tooth ventrally. The profemora are stout and distinctly clavate. The tarsal claws are simple and free. |
| Host | : | It is a monophagous pest of mango |
| Distribution | : | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. | References | : | Shukla, R. P. and Tandon, P. L., 1985. Bio-ecology and control of the mango weevil Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) International J. Trop. Agri. Vol 3 No 4 pp 293 -303. |
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