249408

New Record of The Billbug Genus Sphenophorus Schoenherr, 1838 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) From Egypt

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Sphenophorus weevils live on the ground, beneath the grass, and are known as primary pests because they lay eggs within the tissue of the stems of plants causing extinct damage to the stem, crown, and roots, leading to plant death. The adult is typically weevil-like in appearance with a short, broad, recurved snout. In the field of sugarcane crop located in Qena, Southern Egypt Individuals of billbugs appeared to look different morphologically from the most relative coexisted specimens. Specimens have been collected and sent to some world experts, they commonly suggested that the specimen is billbug species of the genus Sphenophorus but they cannot confirm the species. During the present work, the specimens were described, photographed, and identified using the available taxonomic keys and previous descriptions. The taxonomic work confirmed that the specimens belong to Sphenophorus venatus Chittenden (hunting billbug) and were reported for the first time from Egypt. This finding with data about damage, distribution, and host plants contributes to enriching lists of Egypt's insect fauna and conservation of biodiversity.

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10.21608/eajbsa.2022.249408

Keywords

new record, Curculionidae, Sphenophorous venatus, Southern Egypt

Authors

First Name

Waleed

Last Name

El-Maghraby

MiddleName

T.Q.H.

Affiliation

Plant protection Dept., Desert Research Center, Egypt.

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dr.waleedqenawey@gmail.com

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First Name

Hala

Last Name

Kadada

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Zoology & Entomology Dept., Faculty of Science, Al -Azhar University (Girl’s branch)

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halaadad.sci.g@azhar.edu.eg

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First Name

Manal

Last Name

Elshaier

MiddleName

E.A.

Affiliation

Zoology & Entomology Dept., Faculty of Science, Al -Azhar University (Girl's branch),

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manalelshaier834.el@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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0000-0002-9814-6491

Volume

15

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3

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35649

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2022-06-09

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2022-07-19

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9

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14

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1687-8809

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2090-0813

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667

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology

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https://eajbsa.journals.ekb.eg/

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New Record of The Billbug Genus Sphenophorus Schoenherr, 1838 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) From Egypt

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22 Jan 2023