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Description of a new species of coffee stem and root borer of the genus Plagiohammus Dillon and Dillon from Colombia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with a key to the Neotropical species
- A new species of coffee stem and root borer from Colombia is described: Plagiohammus colombiensis, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). The new species differs from other species of the genus Plagiohammus Dillon and Dillon by the yellow pattern of spots on the elytra, the morphology of the antenna and pronotum as well as characters of the male genitalia. A key to species of Plagiohammus is provided. This study examines the current situation of the new species of coffee stem and root borer in Colombia. Information on its biology and damage to the coffee plantations is presented.
Author: | Luis Miguel Constantino, Pablo Benavides M., José Rafael Esteban Durán |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-331423 |
Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics |
Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (0337) |
Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology |
Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2014/02/24 |
Date of first Publication: | 2014/01/31 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2014/03/07 |
Tag: | Central America; Coffea arabica; Neotropical region; Plagiohammus; South America |
Page Number: | 19 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 35319963X |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |