An illustrated identification key to four different species of adult Dinoderus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), commonly attacking dried cassava chips in West Africa.
Bostrichids of the genus Dinoderus are commonly found as pests of dried cassava chips in West Africa. An illustrated key facilitating the identification of the four most frequent African species, i.e. D. bifoveolatus (Wollaston), D. minutus (Fabricius), D. porcellus Lesne, and D. oblongopunctatus Lesne is presented.
Schäfer
K
Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Hanover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419, Hanover, Germany
Goergen
G
Borgemeister
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