A new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) from Mexico with some biological notes

A new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) from Mexico with some biological notes

A new species of Acanthoscelides collected in Chiapas, Mexico is described and figured. Rhynchosia precatoria is cited as a new host plant record for A. dani sp.n and A. flavescens Fahraeus. The braconid Heterospilus prosopidis Viereck was found as parasitoid of both species of bruchids. Se describe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neotropical entomology 2009-07, Vol.38 (4), p.497-500
Hauptverfasser: Nápoles, Jesús Romero(Colegio de Posgraduados), Kingsolver, John M(Florida State Collection of Arthropods Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services)
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelidini
Animals
Bruchidae
Coleoptera
Coleoptera - anatomy & histology
Coleoptera - classification
Coleoptera - physiology
ENTOMOLOGY
Female
Gorgojo de la semilla
Heterospilus prosopidis
Male
Mexico
morfología
morphology
Neotropical region
Plants - parasitology
región Neotropical
Seed beetle
taxonomy
taxonomía
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of Acanthoscelides collected in Chiapas, Mexico is described and figured. Rhynchosia precatoria is cited as a new host plant record for A. dani sp.n and A. flavescens Fahraeus. The braconid Heterospilus prosopidis Viereck was found as parasitoid of both species of bruchids. Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie de Acanthoscelides colectada en Chiapas, México. Se cita a Rhynchosia precatoria como una nueva planta hospedera para A. dani sp.n y A. flavescens (Fahraeus). Al bracónido Heterospilus prosopidis Viereck se le encontró parasitando a ambas especies de brúquidos.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2009000400009