Myllocerus delicatulus

Myllocerus delicatulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Myllocerus
Species:	M. delicatulus
Binomial name
	Myllocerus delicatulus; (Fahraeus, 1871)
Synonyms
	Phyllobius delicatulusFahraeus, 1871 ; Myllocerus delicatulusBoheman, 1843 ; Phyllobius mimicusWalker, 1859 ; Myllocerus viridansFaust, 1897 ;

Last updated January 19, 2024

Myllocerus delicatulus, is a species of weevil found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

This species has a body length is about 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Body piceous, with uniform light yellowish-green scales. Heacl subconical. Eyes dorsal. Forehead not impressed. Antennae flavescent. Prothorax transverse, and subcylindrical. Elytra, with less strongly rounded bases. Legs flavescent. and the femora with a single small tooth.^[2]

It is a known pest of Litchi chinensis and Moringa oleifera .^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ "Myllocerus delicatulus (Fahraeus, 1871)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
↑ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
↑ "Seasonal incidence of Ash weevil (Myllocerus undecimputulatus) population on Litchi". The Ecoscan: Special issue, Vol. VIII: 161-165: 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
↑ Math, M.; Narabenchi, G. (2014). "Management of drumstick pod fly, Gitona distigma (Meigen)". S2CID 110252923.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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[1] "Myllocerus delicatulus (Fahraeus, 1871)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

[2] "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

[3] "Seasonal incidence of Ash weevil (Myllocerus undecimputulatus) population on Litchi". The Ecoscan: Special issue, Vol. VIII: 161-165: 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

[4] Math, M.; Narabenchi, G. (2014). "Management of drumstick pod fly, Gitona distigma (Meigen)". S2CID 110252923.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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