Anthonomus morticinus
Anthonomus morticinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
Tribe: | Anthonomini |
Genus: | Anthonomus |
Species: | A. morticinus |
Binomial name | |
Anthonomus morticinus Clark | |
Anthonomus morticinus is a weevil native to Brazil. Its host plant is Solanum mauritianum Scopoli and it is being considered as a potential biocontrol agent for this plant in South Africa [1]
References
- ↑ José H. Pedrosa-Macedo; Terry Olckers; Marcelo D. Vitorino; Marcelo G. Caxambu. Phytophagous arthropods associated with Solanum mauritianum Scopoli (Solanaceae) in the first Plateau of Paraná, Brazil: a cooperative project on biological control of weeds between Brazil and South Africa. Neotrop Entomol. 2003;32(3):519–22. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2003000300026.
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