A new palm seed host and new distribution record for Caryoborus chiriquensis (Sharp, 1885) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Authors

Pablo Lau, Universidad Simón RodríguezFollow
Virginia Sanz, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científi casFollow
Jesus Romero-Napoles, Colegio de PostgraduadosFollow

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0387: 1–5

Comments

Published in 2014 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsustematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by Pablo Lau, Virginia Sanz and Jesús Romero Nápoles. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

Wettinia praemorsa (Willd.) Wessels Boer is recorded as a new host for Caryoborus chiriquensis (Sharp, 1885) and an estimate of damage to the seeds is given. The geographical distribution of this palm bruchid now extends to Venezuela.