The Bruchidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of La Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, Mexico, with descriptions of two new species and an annotated checklist

Authors

Jesús Romero Nápoles, Instituto de Fitosanidad, MexicoFollow
Richard L. Westcott, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, ORFollow

Date of this Version

4-15-2011

Comments

Insecta Mundi 0166: 1-15
Published in 2011 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.
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Abstract

From 1995 to 2004 collections for Bruchidae (Coleoptera) were made in La Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, Mexico. Specimens were reared from mature seedpods, but also collected by net, malaise trap, and light trap. In total 72 species in 13 genera of Bruchidae were recovered. Of those two new species are here described: Amblycerus montalvoi Romero and Acanthoscelides camerinoi Romero. We record 27 host plants for the bruchids found in the study area.