Aclees birmanus

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Aclees birmanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Aclees
Species:
A. birmanus
Binomial name
Aclees birmanus
J.Faust, 1895

Aclees birmanus, is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

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Description

Adult beetle is about 12 to 15 mm. Lateral sides of the prothorax and elytra are covered with a white dust.

Biology

Larval stage is considered as a pest which bores through the wood. [3] It's known to bore the wood of Ficus elastica previously damaged by the longicorn Batocera rubus . Other than that, it is also observed in Artocarpus integrifolius and Ficus religiosa . [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Aclees birmanus J.Faust, 1895". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Rüsselkäfer aus Ceylon gesammelt von Dr. W. lloru" (PDF). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift - Zobodat. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ↑ Mathew, George (1987-10-01). "Insect borers of commercially important stored timber in the state of Kerala, India" . Journal of Stored Products Research. 23 (4): 185–190. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(87)90001-4 . Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ↑ Mathew, G. (1982). "A survey of beetles damaging commercially. Impotrtant stored timber in Kerala". eprints.icrisat.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-08-12.


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