Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 67(1): 57-63, doi: 10.3897/travaux.67.e102876

First record of Exophthalmus albofasciatus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) in Mexico feeding on Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae)

Manuel A. Hernández-May^‡, Mónica Pérez De la Cruz^‡, Jennifer C. Girón^§, Robert S. Anderson^|, José A. Méndez-García^¶

‡ Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico§ Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, United States of America| Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada¶ Bureau Veritas Mexicana, Villahermosa, Mexico

Corresponding author: Manuel A. Hernández-May ( manuel.hz.may@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Melania Stan

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Citation: Hernández-May MA, De la Cruz MP, Girón JC, Anderson RS, Méndez-García JA (2024) First record of Exophthalmus albofasciatus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) in Mexico feeding on Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae). Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 67(1): 57-63. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e102876

Abstract

The weevil Exophthalmus albofasciatus Champion, previously known from Honduras and Belize, is recorded for the first time in Mexico. In addition, the species Coccoloba barbadensis (Polygonaceae) is recorded for the first time as a new adult host plant of this species. Photographs of adults are provided to facilitate identification.

Keywords

Coccoloba barbadensis; weevils; host; Neotropical; uvero