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Anthonomus morticinus

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Anthonomus morticinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Anthonomus
Species:
A. morticinus
Binomial name
Anthonomus morticinus
Clark, 1996

Anthonomus morticinus is a weevil native to Brazil. Its host plant is Solanum mauritianum and it is being considered as a potential biocontrol agent for this plant in South Africa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Pedrosa-Macedo, José H.; Olckers, Terry; Vitorino, Marcelo D.; Caxambu, Marcelo G. (2003). "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. 32 (3): 519–22. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2003000300026.