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Description of the larva of Oryctes monoceros (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from the Seychelles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. O. Bedford
G. O. Bedford
Affiliation:
School of Biological SciencesSydney Technical College, Broadway, New South Wales 2007, Australia.
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Abstract

The third-stage larva of Oryctes monoceros (O1), a pest of coconut palms, collected in the Seychelles Islands is described and illustrated, and a key is provided to distinguish larvae of this species from those of O. boas (F.) and O. gigas Lap., all of which coexist in parts of Africa.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 69 , Issue 4 , December 1979 , pp. 599 - 604
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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