On the identity of a U. S. intercepted Conotrachelus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with avocado (Perseaamericana)
Author
Chamorro, Maria Lourdes
Author
Barclay, Maxwell V. L.
text
Biodiversity Data Journal
2018
6
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26362
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e26362
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e26362
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Conotrachelus scoparius Champion, 1904
Conotrachelus scoparius
Champion, 1904; -
Champion 1904
: 405 [Type locality: Mexico, Yautepec in Morelos; BMNH; male]. -
O'Brien and Wibmer 1982
: 132 [annotated checklist]. -
Salas-Araiza et al. 2001
: 52 [regional checklist].
Materials
Type status:
Holotype
. Occurrence: catalogNumber:
NHMUK010801258
; sex:
male
; otherCatalogNumbers: BMNH(E)#71565; Location: country:
Mexico
; stateProvince: Morelos; locality:
Yautepec
; verbatimLocality: Yautepec, Morelos; maximumElevationInMeters: 1158m; locationAccordingTo: Selander and Vaurie 1962; locationRemarks: City east of Cuernavaca, 3800ft; 18°53', 99°04'; decimalLatitude:
18.88333
; decimalLongitude:
-99.06667
; georeferencedBy: M.L. Chamorro (USNM); georeferenceSources: Google Maps and Selander and Vaurie 1962; Identification: identifiedBy:
Champion
; dateIdentified: 1904; Record Level: institutionID: BMNH; collectionCode:
Entomology, B.C.A. Col. iv. 4
; ownerInstitutionCode: BMNH
Diagnosis
Size: 4.5 mm. Currently, only the male is known for this species, which can be distinguished from other species included in this study by the presence of elongate, fulvous setae apically on all tibiae (Fig. 14).
Distribution
Mexico