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Meligethes heteropus Gerstaecker (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a new pest of bulrush millet in West Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. H. Spriggs-Kirk
A. H. Spriggs-Kirk
Affiliation:
c/o Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CFI 3NP, UK
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Abstract

Vast populations of Meligethes heteropus Gerstaecker have recently been found on millet in Nigeria. The damage they cause is described and the previously unknown male is described and figured. The validity of characters previously used in the diagnosis of Meligethes is discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 75 , Issue 3 , September 1985 , pp. 443 - 450
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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