0387. A new palm seed host and new distribution record for Caryoborus chiriquensis (Sharp, 1885) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).
Authors
Pablo Lau
Virginia Sanz
Jesús Romero Nápoles
Abstract
Wettinia praemorsa (Willd.) Wessels Boer is recorded as a new host for Caryoborus chiriquensis (Sharp, 1885) and an estimate of damage to the seeds is given. The geographical distribution of this palm bruchid now extends to Venezuela.