Oncideres ocularis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) girdling Mimosa bimucronata (Fabaceae) in Brazil

Authors

  • Pedro Guilherme Lemes Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Viçosa 36570-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Ancidériton Antônio Castro Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Viçosa 36570-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • José Cola Zanuncio Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Viçosa 36570-000, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Keywords:

twig girdler, Fabaceae, forest entomology, branch girdling

Abstract

Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze (Fabaceae) is recorded as a host of Oncideres ocularis Thomson, 1868 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), and this is the first report of this twig girdler in the southeast region of Brazil. The history of twig girdler beetles as pests of Fabaceae trees indicates that Fabaceae tree species can be damaged in areas where this insect occurs.

 

Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze (Fabaceae) é registrada como hospedeira de Oncideres ocularis Thomson, 1868 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) e essa é o primeiro registro desse besouro serrador na região sudeste do Brasil. O histórico de besouros serradores em árvores da família Fabaceae indica que essa espécie pode ser danificada em áreas de ocorrência desse inseto.

 

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Vol. 97, No. 3 (September 2014)

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Scientific Notes

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