Abstract
We record for the first time the host association of the seed beetle Merobruchus paquetae with the invasive legume tree Leucaena leucocephala. This species of beetle was associated in Colombia to the native legume tree Pseudosamanea guachapele.
Highlights
We record for the first time the host association of the seed beetle Merobruchus paquetae with the invasive legume tree Leucaena leucocephala
The following host association was recorded for the first time for the species Merobruchus paquetae (Kingsolver, 1980) in Leucaena leucocephala: Three individuals of the seed beetle M. paquetae from: COLOMBIA
We increased the distribution of this seed beetle in Colombia and to the new host plant, L. leucocephala, a species of legume considered in Colombia and worldwide as one of the most dangerous invasive plant (Lowe et al 2004, Cárdenas et al 2017), and for which the main associated seed beetle is Acanthoscelides macrophthalm us (Schaeffer, 1907)
Summary
We record for the first time the host association of the seed beetle Merobruchus paquetae with the invasive legume tree Leucaena leucocephala. This species of beetle was associated in Colombia to the native legume tree Pseudosamanea guachapele.
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