Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.), 28(3): 635-639
PRIMER REPORTE DE SPECULARIUS IMPRESSITHORAX (PIC) (COLEOPTERA: BRUCHIDAE) ALIMENTÁNDOSE DE SEMILLAS DE ERYTHRINA AMERICANA MILLER EN LOS ESTADOS DE VERACRUZ Y MORELOS, MÉXICO
Ruiz Montiel, C., Martínez Hernández, M. de J., Romero Nápoles, J. & Ríos Reyes, A. V.
ABSTRACT
In this note, we report the first record of Specularius impressithorax (Pic) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in seeds of Erythrina americana. The flowers of this plant are used as food or as a commercial commodity. The presence of this insect could therefore cause economic damage to the region.
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