New host records and notes on Bruchidae (Coleoptera) from Leucaena Benth. (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) from Mexico, Central and South America

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 1 January 1996

• Country: Mexico
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Climate and Environment
• Authors: Hughes, C.E., Johnson, C.D.

Abstract

Twenty-five new Leucaena host records for five species of Acanthoscelides are reported and discussed in relation to previous reports on bruchid-host interactions for Leucaena. The ubiquitous occurrence of five Acanthoscelides species feeding on seeds of a wide range of Leucaena species is revealed and discussed in relation to the indigenous domestication of Leucaena in Mexico.

Citation

Journal of Applied Entomology (1996) 120 (1-5) 137-141 [10.1111/j.1439-0418.1996.tb01580.x]

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New host records and notes on Bruchidae (Coleoptera) from Leucaena Benth. (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) from Mexico, Central and South America

Published 1 January 1996