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Teratological effects of the virus Rhabdionvirus oryctes on Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Coleoptera, Dynastidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. Monty
J. Monty
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, Reduit, Mauritius
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Abstract

Following the introduction and establishment of Rhabdionvirus oryctes in Mauritius, seven adults of Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) were found with external malformations ranging from slight deviation at the base of the elytra to almost complete atrophy of the wings and elytra. Histological abnormalities of the midgut are described from a sample of 46 beetles of which 36 proved to be infected; infected epithelial cells are discharged into the gut lumen and so into larval and adult habitats.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 64 , Issue 4 , December 1974 , pp. 633 - 636
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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