Mimosestes viduatus (Sharp), 1885

Napoles, Romero, de, Aracely, Cruz & Kingsolver, John M., 2009, Seed beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) associated with Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd., with description of a new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky, Insecta Mundi 2009 (93), pp. 1-11 : 8

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5167777

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BB1452-FFA1-FF88-CCFF-5216E3D1F96B

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scientific name

Mimosestes viduatus (Sharp), 1885
status

 

Mimosestes viduatus (Sharp), 1885

According to Kingsolver and Johnson (1978) this species has various hosts in the genus Acacia but is not abundant in any particular species. Its distribution suggests a preference for swollen-thorn acacias.

Host plants. OLD RECORDS: Acacia chiapensis Saff. , A. cochliacantha Humb. and Bonpl. , A. collinsii Saff. , A. cornigera (L.) Willd., A. gentlei Standley , A. globulifera Saff. , and A. hindsii Benth.

Distribution. OLD RECORDS: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Campeche, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Yucatán), Nicaragua, and Panama.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Mimosestes

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