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Haroon, Farzana Parveen, Tauseef Ahmad

Abstract: Lixus angustatus having long, slender and slim instars, chrysalis and adult are consequently adoptive to mine the stem of herbaceous plants even though a few species attack the roots and buds. Female having long rostrums which are curved in shape in such a way that eggs are placed in the interior of the herbaceous stem species of Lixus has been to a broad spectrum of plant families that provide suitable oviposition sites. The total length of the Lixus angustatus is 17mm. Antennae 4mm, rostrum 3mm, head 1mm, thorax 3mm, abdomen 10mm.

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