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Agriculture · Q424

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 424

Q424

Symphiogastran abdomen is present in

A.
Cantharidae
B.
Scarabaeidae
C.
Curculionidae
Answer
D.
Tenebrionidae

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Symphiogastran abdomen is present in Curculionidae.
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide.
Adult Curculionidae can be recognized by the well-developed, downwards-curved snout (rostrum) possessed by many species, though the rostrum is sometimes short.