First record of acerola weevil, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 803 - 808
• Main Authors: Marsaro, Júnior, A L, Pereira, P R V S, Rosado-Neto, G H, Morais, E G F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01-11-2017
• Subjects: Animal Distribution; Animals; Anthonomus; BIOLOGY; Brazil; Brazilian Amazon; Coleoptera; Coleoptera - physiology; Curculionidae; Food Chain; Fruit - growth & development; Fruits; fruticulture; geographical distribution; Hemiptera; host plants; Hymenoptera; Injuries; Insect Control; Insects; Laboratories; Malpighia; Malpighia emarginata; Malpighia glabra; Malpighiaceae; Malpighiaceae - growth & development; Municipalities; Pest control; Pteromalidae; quarantine pests; Brazil; Barbados; Roraima; Florida; fruticulture; Amazônia brasileira; Brazilian Amazon; plantas hospedeiras; fruticultura; pragas quarentenárias; host plants; quarantine pests; geographical distribution; distribuição geográfica
• ISSN: 1519-6984; 1678-4375; 1678-4375
• DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.01216

The weevil of acerola fruits, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Samples of this insect were collected in fruits of acerola, Malpighia emarginata D.C. (Malpighiaceae), in four municipalities in the north-central region of Roraima State, in the Brazilian Amazon. Information about injuries observed in fruits infested with A. tomentosus, its distribution in Roraima, and suggestions for pest management are presented.