BRUCHIDS FROM SENNA-MULTIJUGA (RICH) I. AND B. (CAESALPINACEAE) IN BRAZIL WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES

Authors
RIBEIROCOSTA CS REYNAUD DT
Citation
Cs. Ribeirocosta et Dt. Reynaud, BRUCHIDS FROM SENNA-MULTIJUGA (RICH) I. AND B. (CAESALPINACEAE) IN BRAZIL WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 2 NEW SPECIES, The Coleopterists bulletin, 52(3), 1998, pp. 245-252
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
The Coleopterists bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
0010065X
Volume
52
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
245 - 252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-065X(1998)52:3<245:BFS(IA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Samples of mature fruits of Senna multijuga (Rich) I. & B. (Caesalpina ceae), an ornamental tree, were collected in Curitiba Parana, Brazil. The bruchid species that emerged were: Sennius bondari (Pic), Sennius puncticollis (Fahraeus) new combination, Sennius crudelis, new species and Sennius nappi, new species, here described and illustrated. A key to all bruchid species found developing on seeds of Senna multijuga i s also provided.