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Some Sexual Differences in the Granary Weevil Sitophilus granarius (L.)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. H. Qureshi
A. H. Qureshi
Affiliation:
Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, London, Ontario
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Abstract

External morphological differences between male and female adults of Sitophilus granarius (L.), useful for quick and accurate sexing, have been described and compared with differences described by other authors.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 95 , Issue 10 , October 1963 , pp. 1117 - 1119
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1963

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