Three species of Megacerus Fahraeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) associated to Merremia umbellata (L.) Hall. Fill (Convolvulaceae) in México

Abstract. In order to determine the species of bruchids that feed on Merremia umbellata (L.) Hall. Fil. (1892) seeds, 110 samples of ovoid capsule were collected, from which 753 bruchids of the genus Megacerus Fahraeus, 1839 were obtained. The most abundant species was M. alabani (Terán and Kingsolv...

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Main Authors: María Trinidad López-López, Aracely De La Cruz-Pérez, Jesús Romero-Nápoles, Manuel PérezDe La Cruz, Alejandra Javier-Castillo, Magdiel Torres-De La Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2019-05-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Entomología
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/51833/45084