Oldest record of Cyrtogenius luteus (Blandford) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from South America with notes on its distribution in Brazil

Authors

• Carlos A. H. Flechtmann, FEIS/UNESPFollow
• Thomas H. Atkinson, University of Texas at AustinFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0645: 1–4

Comments

Published in 2018 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:44C15F08-3DB3-4AFB-92C7-79EE8735AC91

Abstract

Cyrtogenius luteus (Blandford) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), an exotic species of Asian origin, is reported from Brazil for the first time. The oldest records from Brazil predate previous records from South America (Uruguay) by three years.

Cyrtogenius luteus (Blandford) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), uma espécie exótica de origem asiática, é relatada para o Brasil pela primeira vez. Os registros mais antigos do Brasil antecedem aqueles relatados para a América do Sul (Uruguai) em três anos.