Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the state of Guanajuato, Mexico

  • This study is a contribution to the knowledge of the weevil species present in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico. During this study, 73 genera and 125 species were identified. The subfamilies best represented were Baridinae, Curculioninae and Entiminae with 24, 24 and 23 species, respectively. The genera best represented were Geraeus and Anthonomus with seven species and Conotrachelus with six, Of the 125 species identified, 18 represent new country records. Of the weevil species found in Guanajuato, 53.7% are Neotropical, 26% are Nearctic, 18.4% are cosmopolitan, and the remainder (1.9%) previously were known only from the West Indies.
  • Este trabajo contribuye al conocimiento de las especies de curculionoideos presentes en el estado de Guanajuato, Mexico. Se determinaron 73 generos y 125 especies; se destacan, por el número de estas, las subfamilias Baridinae, Curculioninae y Entiminae con 24, 24 y 23 especies, respectivamente. Los generos con mayor cantidad de especies fueron Geraeus y Anthonomus con siete, y Conotrachelus con seis. Se obtuvieron 18 nuevos registros para la Repliblica Mexicana. El 53.7% de las especies de curculionoideos del estado de Guanajuato son de afinidad neotropical, el 26% son de afinidad neartica, el 18.4% son de distribución cosmopolita, y el resto (1.9%) antes solo se han registrado en las Antillas.

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Author:M. D. Salas-Araiza, C. W. O'Brien, J. Romero-Nápoles
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-238259
ISSN:1942-1654
ISSN:0749-6737
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics
Publisher:Center for Systematic Entomology
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2001
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.
Release Date:2011/12/29
Volume:15
Issue:1
Page Number:13
First Page:45
Last Page:57
HeBIS-PPN:356998282
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Insecta Mundi / Insecta Mundi, Volume 15 (2001)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-333636
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0