Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera : Platypodidae) of the South Pacific

Authors
Beaver, RA
Citation
Ra. Beaver, Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera : Platypodidae) of the South Pacific, CAN ENTOMOL, 132(6), 2000, pp. 755-763
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
0008347X → ACNP
Volume
132
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
755 - 763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-347X(200011/12)132:6<755:AB(:PO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Platypus bordeni sp.nov. and Platypus namosianus sp.nov. are described from the island of Viti Levu. Fiji, breeding in Syzygium ?curvistylum (Gillespi e) Merr. and Ferry (Myrtaceae). A key is provided to nine species of Platyp odidae from the South Pacific islands. A review of the economic importance of Platypodidae in the region and possible management strategies is provide d.