Sexual dimorphism in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (F.) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-69

  Starr, Christopher K ^a,c   Wilson, David D ^a,d   Severson, Ray F ^b   Kays, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLAS FORMICARIUS; BRENTIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SWEET-POTATO WEEVIL;

EID: 0030616987     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent12961-1     Document Type: Article

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