The Anthonomus juniperinus group, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Authors

Wayne E. Clark, Auburn UniversityFollow
Horace R. Burke, Texas A&M UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

3-2010

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi 0119: 1-10 Published in 2010 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 U. S. A. http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Abstract

The Anthonomus juniperinus (Sanborn) species group is defined and two new species, Anthonomus sanborni, new species, and A. rileyi new species, from the United States are described, keyed and illustrated. The three species of the group are associated with the plant genus Juniperus and the larvae of A. juniperinus are known to develop in fungal galls of Gymnosporangium spp. as well as fruits of the Eastern redcedar, Juniperus virginiana L. The biology of the group and its taxonomic relationships to other species of Anthonomus Germar are also discussed.