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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae) » Oriental Broad-nosed Weevils (Cyphicerini) » Myllocerina » Myllocerus » Sri Lanka Weevil (Myllocerus undecimpustulatus)

Species Myllocerus undecimpustulatus - Sri Lanka Weevil

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · Works Cited
Little Leaf Notcher Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus - male - female Dainty Tiger Beetle (Cicindela lepida) ?? - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus True Bug? - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus White weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Sri Lanka Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Sri Lankan Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Sri Lanka Weevil - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Weevil;? - Myllocerus undecimpustulatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)
Tribe Cyphicerini (Oriental Broad-nosed Weevils)
Subtribe Myllocerina
Genus Myllocerus
Species undecimpustulatus (Sri Lanka Weevil)
Other Common Names
Yellow-headed Ravenous Weevil
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Myllocerus undatus
Explanation of Names
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust 1891
Identification
similar to Artipus floridanus but has spines on the hind femur and a yellowish tint to the head(1)
Range
native to Sri Lanka, adventive and established in so. FL(1)
Food
in FL, recorded from 55 host plant spp., from palms to roadside weeds, including citrus(1)
See Also
Artipus floridanus, a native sp. in FL
Works Cited
1.Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a recently discovered pest weevil...
C.W. O’Brien, M. Haseeb, M.C. Thomas. 2006. Fla. Dept. of Agriculture & Cons. Svs. Division of Plant Industry -- Entomology Circular No. 412: 1-4.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 24 July, 2004 - 9:57pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, v belov
Last updated 26 January, 2021 - 9:37pm

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