Bruchidae of Chile (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Authors

John M. Kingsolver, Florida State Collection of Anthropods
Juan E. Barriga Tuñón, Universidad Católica de Maule
Jesús Romero Nápoles, Instituto de Fitosanidad, MexicoFollow
Michael C. Thomas, Florida State Collection of ArthropodsFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

4-28-2017

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0542: 1-106.

Comments

Published in 2017 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Species descriptions, keys to genera and species, and geographical distributions are presented for 43 species of the family Bruchidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) for Chile. Of these species, seven are described as new: Acanthoscelides aricae sp. nov., Lithraeus chillan sp. nov., L. comptus sp. nov., L. elguetai sp. nov., L. limari sp. nov., L. lonquimay sp. nov., and L. penai sp. nov. Eight species are endemic to Chile. A list of true host plants and floral records for those with known host associations is presented. Habitus photographs and drawings of pertinent body parts, including male genitalia, are provided. References pertaining to the previously described species are listed.