Journal of Threatened Taxa (Aug 2013)

A checklist of the genus <i>Blosyrus</i> Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) of the world

  • G. Mahendiran,
  • V.V. Ramamurthy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.o3494.4682-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 12
pp. 4682 – 4686

Abstract

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An annotated checklist of Blosyrus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) comprising 101 species with their updated nomenclature, synonyms and distribution is given. The distribution pattern indicates that the genus is diversified mostly in the Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia regions. Out of 101 species, 92 occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. From India, eight species were recorded. In India, the distribution is mainly in West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.