September 26, 2018

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Tree Girdling Beetle Paranaleptes reticulata Thoms in Forest Plantation of Tanzania
Paranaleptes reticulata, commonly known as the Tree Stem Girdler, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1877. It is known from Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania (Jones, 1961). The beetle was recorded for the first time in Korogwe and Bagamoyo in 1960s attacking Bouganvillea, Hibiscuss, Citrus...
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