Calamus tenuis Roxb. a new host for Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)

Authors

  • Selim Mehmud
  • Sasanka Shekhar Ghosh
  • Himu Roy
  • Dip Jyoti Haloi
  • Pranab Bujarbarua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.1000

Abstract

Calamus tenuis Roxb. belonging to Arecaceae was recorded as a new larval host for Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from Kamrup district of Assam, India. However, other parts like leaf, stem, root and pistillate inflorescence were found unaffected.

Author Biographies

Selim Mehmud

Department of Botany, Handique Girls’ College, Panbazar, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Sasanka Shekhar Ghosh

Department of Zoology, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Himu Roy

Department of Botany, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Dip Jyoti Haloi

Department of Zoology, Handique Girls’ College, Panbazar, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Pranab Bujarbarua

Department of Botany, Handique Girls’ College, Panbazar, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Mehmud, S., Ghosh, S. S., Roy, H., Haloi, D. J., & Bujarbarua, P. (2023). Calamus tenuis Roxb. a new host for Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). ENTOMON, 48(4), 617–618. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i4.1000

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2023)

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Short Communications

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