Keys for identification of storage pest- Cigarette beetle- #Indiafoldscopephase 1

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Infestation found in: Tamarind seed flour
Fig. Infested Tamarind seed flour
Assumed pest: Cigarette beetle ( Lasioderma serricorne )
Morphological charecteristics (for confirmation)
Antenna is serrate and all segments are uniform(Fig 1) Elytra is smooth with no horizontal lines(Fig 2) Bears a tooth near the apical end of femur ridge and tarsus of the hind leg is composed of 5 segments(Fig 3) Hind wing with folding lines and has dot like cells between the lines(Fig 4)
Fig. 1: Antenna of Cigarette beetle under foldscope
Fig. 2: Elytra of Cigarette beetle under foldscope
Fig. 3: Hind leg of Cigarette beetle under foldscope
Fig. 4: Hind wing of Cigarette beetle under foldscope
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