A new host record for Euphoria spp. Burmeister (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Cetoniinae) in Oaxaca, Mexico: Tagetes patula (Asteraceae)

Authors

  • Julián Hernández-Cruz Universidad Tecnológica de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca, Magnolia s/n, Villa Sola de Vega, C. P. 71400, Oaxaca, México.
  • Héctor Miguel Guzmán-Vázquez Posgrado CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Hornos 1003, Col. Noche Buena, C. P. 71230, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México
  • Rafael Pérez-Pacheco CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Hornos 1003, Col. Noche Buena, C. P. 71230, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico;
  • Carlos Alejandro Granados-Echegoyen CONACYT, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Centro de Estudios en Desarrollo Sustentable y Aprovechamiento de la Vida Silvestre (CEDESU), Departamento de Microbiología Ambiental y Biotecnología (DEMAB), Av. Agustín Melgar, Colonia Buenavista, C. P. 24039, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico;

Keywords:

Insect host feeding, Asteraceae

Abstract

A total of 48 specimens of Euphoria (Coleoptera: Cetoniinae) were collected, represented by a single specimen of E. biguttata, and 47 specimens E. subtomentosa. We report for the first time these two beetles (Melolonthidae) feeding on flowers of Tagetes patula (Asteraceae). Additionally, this is the first time the species were observed in Sola de Vega, Oaxaca State, Mexico.


Sumario

Un total de 48 especímenes fueron colectados lo que representa a dos especies del género Euphoria (Coleoptera: Cetoniinae), un solo espécimen pertenece a la especie E. biguttata, mientras que 47 muestras se registran para E. subtomentosa. Reportamos por primera vez a estos dos escarabajos (Melolonthidae) alimentándose sobre las flores de Tagetes patula (Asteraceae). Adicionalmente, esta es la primera observación de estos insectos en el municipio de Sola de Vega del estado de Oaxaca, México.

 

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Published

2019-04-27

Issue

Vol 102, No. 1 (March 2019)

Section

Scientific Notes

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