Dereodus

Dereodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Dereodus; Schönherr, 1823
Type species
	Dereodus denticollis; Boh.
Diversity
	About 25 species
Synonyms
	Catponus Desbrochers, 1891; Darcodus Faust, 1899; Grypnus Desbrochers, 1892;

Dereodus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.^[1] Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Africa and introduced to Australia.^[2]

Description[]

Very similar to the genus Hypomeces. Structure of the eyes is very variable. In male, antennae with joint 7 of the funicle always longer than 6. Prothorax base is either slightly bisinuate or truncate. Sternum without any bifid tubercular prominence behind the anterior coxae. Legs with tarsi varying in width where the trochanters are without the solitary long bristle.^[3]

Many species are known to damage leaves of Vachellia nilotica.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Species[]

Magnano, 2009
Marshall, 1916
(Boheman, 1840)
Gestro, 1892
Boheman, 1834
Hustache, 1924
Gestro, 1892
(Pascoe, 1883)
(Boheman, 1834)
Dereodus mastos (Herbst, 1797)
(Pic, 1896)
Dalman, 1834
Fairmaire, 1886
Redtenbacher, 1844
Marshall, 1916
Marshall, 1909
Faust, 1885
(Pic, 1896)
Dereodus sparsus Boheman, 1840
Fairmaire, 1887
Faust, 1895
(Voss, 1922)
Hustache, 1936
Faust, 1885
Marshall, 1916

References[]

^ "Dereodus Schönherr, 1823". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "Taxonomic studies on some short snout entimine weevils of India and adjacent countries". krishikosh. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
^ "Field host range and host specificity of Dereodus denticollis: a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) in Australia" (PDF). 25th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference on “Weed Science for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Biodiversity”, Hyderabad, India during 13-16 October, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ Dhileepan, K.; Taylor, D. B. J.; Lockett, C. J.; Balu, A.; Seier, M. K.; Murugesan, S.; Tanner, R. A.; Pollard, K. M.; Kumaran, N. (2014). "Biological control of prickly acacia: Current research and future prospects". Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham; Balu, Ayyapillai; Murugesan, Selvaraj; Senthilkumar, Ponnusamy; Shivas, Roger G. (2013-06-01). "Survey and prioritisation of potential biological control agents for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica) in southern India". Biocontrol Science and Technology. pp. 646–664. doi:10.1080/09583157.2013.788689. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[1] "Dereodus Schönherr, 1823". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[2] "Taxonomic studies on some short snout entimine weevils of India and adjacent countries". krishikosh. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

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

[4] "Field host range and host specificity of Dereodus denticollis: a potential biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) in Australia" (PDF). 25th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference on “Weed Science for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Biodiversity”, Hyderabad, India during 13-16 October, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[5] Dhileepan, K.; Taylor, D. B. J.; Lockett, C. J.; Balu, A.; Seier, M. K.; Murugesan, S.; Tanner, R. A.; Pollard, K. M.; Kumaran, N. (2014). "Biological control of prickly acacia: Current research and future prospects". Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[6] Dhileepan, Kunjithapatham; Balu, Ayyapillai; Murugesan, Selvaraj; Senthilkumar, Ponnusamy; Shivas, Roger G. (2013-06-01). "Survey and prioritisation of potential biological control agents for prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica subsp. indica) in southern India". Biocontrol Science and Technology. pp. 646–664. doi:10.1080/09583157.2013.788689. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

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