Anthonomus morticinus is a weevil native to Brazil. Its host plant is Solanum mauritianum and it is being considered as a potential biocontrol agent for this plant in South Africa.[1]
| Anthonomus morticinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. morticinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthonomus morticinus Clark, 1996
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References
edit- ^ Pedrosa-Macedo, José H.; Olckers, Terry; Vitorino, Marcelo D.; Caxambu, Marcelo G. (2003). "Phytophagous arthropods associated with Solanum mauritianum Scopoli (Solanaceae) in the first Plateau of Paraná, Brazil: a cooperative project on biological control of weeds between Brazil and South Africa". Neotrop Entomol. 32 (3): 519–22. doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2003000300026.