Primer reporte de Peltophorus polymitus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en tres especies de Agave (Asparagaceae) en México/ First report of Peltophorus polymitus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on three species of Agave (Asparagaceae) in Mexico. | Zendy

Héctor González-Hernández | Zendy; Pedro Figueroa-Castro | Zendy; Ramón Rubio Cortés | Zendy; Robert W. Jones | Zendy; Jorge Váldez-Carrasco | Zendy

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Primer reporte de Peltophorus polymitus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en tres especies de Agave (Asparagaceae) en México/ First report of Peltophorus polymitus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on three species of Agave (Asparagaceae) in Mexico.

Author(s) -

Héctor González-Hernández,

Pedro Figueroa-Castro,

Ramón Rubio Cortés,

Robert W. Jones,

Jorge Váldez-Carrasco

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

acta zoológica mexicana (n s )

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2448-8445

pISSN - 0065-1737

DOI - 10.21829/azm.2015.3131090

Subject(s) - agave , asparagaceae , curculionidae , biology , anthonomus , botany

Peltophorus polymitus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is recorded for the first time attacking Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul in Jalisco and Agave cupreata Trel. & Berger and Agave angustifolia Haw., in Guerrero. The variety of damages to Agave plants caused by this weevil are described.

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