Erlangerius niger Weise


Common name:	Black Tef Beetle

Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae

HOSTS:
Main hosts:	Tef
Alternative hosts:	Wheat

IMPORTANCE IN ETHIOPIA:
Major pest of:	Tef
Minor pest of:	Wheat

DAMAGE:
	The adult beetle is the damaging stage. If feeds on the milky grains and sometimes on the leaves. Crop losses of up to 16% have been recorded.

INSECT BIOLOGY & RECOGNITION:
	Not much is known about the biology of this sepcies.
Adult:	A black shiny beetle up to 6 mm long. Erlangerius niger. Adult beetle on tef, length 6 mm.

Text adapted from:

INSECT PESTS OF CEREALS IN ETHIOPIA identification and control methods by Hein Bijlmakers, FAO/UNDP Project ETH/86/029 Crop Protection Phase II, Addis Ababa, October 1989