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Astycus
Astycus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Sumatra.
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Astycus

Schoenherr, 1823
Type species
Curculio chrysochlorus
Wied.
Diversity
About 49 species
Synonyms
  • Lepropus Schoenherr
  • Brachyaspistes Schonhelor
  • Lepidastycus Faust
  • Astycophobus Faust
  • Astycophilus Faust

Astycus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Thailand and Sumatra.[1][2][3][4]

Description

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Head consists with lateral eyes which are moderate and prominent. Rostrum deflected and longer than the head. Mentum trapeziform, whereas the emargination of the submentum truncate and without a peduncle. Antennce inserted before the middle of the rostrum with cylindrical scape. Prothorax with truncate apex, truncate or bisinuate base and the rounded sides. Scutellum present, with variable shapes. Elytra with elevated and sinuate basal margin. There is a distinct humeral callus constituting a true shoulder. Sternum with sometimes separated front coxa. Venter with rounded intercoxal process. Legs with rather longer front pair which is distinctly stouter than the others.[5]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Astycus Schoenherr, 1823". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ "Weevils injurious to tea" (PDF). tri.nsf.ac.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ "Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) - a new host of skipper, Telicota sp. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Gujarat region" (PDF). Indian Journal of Sugarcane Technology 27(01): 54, June 2012. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ^ "Diversity, Biology and Control of Insect pests of teak Tectona grandis (Linnaeus) from western Maharashtra". Biolife 4(1):141-146. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. ^ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, INCLUDING CEYLON AND BURMA: COLEOPTERA. RHYNCHOPHORA :-CURCULIONIDaE" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-08-15.