Acanthoscelides machiques Johnson, 1990

Romero-Nápoles, Jesús, 2014, Seed Beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Associated with Seeds ofPavoniaCav. (Malvaceae), with Description of a New Species and Notes on Three Others, The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (1), pp. 61-68 : 65

Acanthoscelides machiques Johnson, 1990 ( Figs. 6–7 )

Acanthoscelides machiques belongs to one of the largest species-groups, the A. aequalis speciesgroup, with 31 species in total. The group is characterized by a mucro which is 0.16X or less as long as the metabasitarsomere, uniform pubescence, small size, male genitalia with 5–15 spines in the internal sac, and a preference for seeds in the families Malvaceae and Sterculiaceae .

Host Plant. Pavonia sidifolia ( Johnson 1990) .

Distribution. Species known only in Venezuela.

Figures

Fig. 6. Acanthoscelides machiques, male, habitus. a) Dorsal view, b) Lateral view.

Fig. 7. Acanthoscelides machiques, male genitalia. a) Median lobe, b) Lateral lobes.