Applied Entomology and Zoology (2002) 37, 251-255

Louella Rowena Allera De Jesus, Satoshi Nojima, Jose R. Medina and Kanju Ohsawa (2002)
Method in sex discrimination in the mango pulp weevil Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 37 (2), 251-255
Abstract: We describe a simple method for sexing Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) using a stereomicroscope to view the dorsum of the terminal abdominal segment. In the male, clipped wings exposed distinctly truncate penultimate segments, whereas in the female, the terminal tergite tapered posteriorly.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sternochetus frigidus	Mango (Mangifera indica)	Philippines