An illustrated identification key to distinguish four different species of adult Dinoderus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), commonly attacking dried cassava chips in West Africa

Bostrichids of the genus Dinoderus are commonly found as pests of dried cassava chips in West Africa. An illustrated key facilitating the identi®cation of the four most frequent African species, i.e. D. bifoveolatus (Wollaston), D. minutus (Fabricius), D. porcellus Lesne, and D. oblongopunctatus Les...

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Autores principales: Schäfer, K., Goergen, Georg E., Borgemeister, C.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92608
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Sumario:Bostrichids of the genus Dinoderus are commonly found as pests of dried cassava chips in West Africa. An illustrated key facilitating the identi®cation of the four most frequent African species, i.e. D. bifoveolatus (Wollaston), D. minutus (Fabricius), D. porcellus Lesne, and D. oblongopunctatus Lesne is presented.