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A new previously predicted larval host for the Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius tonkineus (Pic, 1904), and the incorporation of M. dorsalis (Fahraeus, 1839) to the Argentinian fauna of Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Lorio, Osvaldo R. Di |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | The Asian seed beetle Megabruchidius tonkineus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), erroneously identified as to Bruchidius endotubercularis, was accidentally introduced in Argentina after 1993, discovered in 2002 in seeds of the exotic North American Gleditsia triacanthos (Caesalpiniaceae). At the same time, it was predicted that Gleditsia amorphoides (Caesalpiniaceae), a native plant from northern Argentina, would be adopted as a new larval host. The finding of M. tonkineus in seeds of G. amorphoides from north Argentina is confirmed here for the first time. New locality records, number of infested and reinfested pods, and viable seeds consumed by two generations of the Asian seed beetle in G. amorphoides are given. This native plant may be negatively affected by M. tonkineus due to the small size of its pods and the few number of seeds per pod. The incorporation of Megabruchidius dorsalis to the Argentinian fauna of Bruchinae in seeds of G. triacanthos is accomplished here also for the first time. |
| Starting Page | 327 |
| Ending Page | 334 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.sea-socios.com/Boletines/PDF/Boletin56/327-334BSEA56_Meagbruchidius_Argentina.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
