A new species of Pharaxonotha (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) : probable pollinator of the endangered Cuban cycad, Microcycas calocoma (Zamiaceae)
- The new species Pharaxonotha esperanzae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) is described. It feeds on the pollen of the endangered Cuban cycad Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. and breeds in its male cones. Its potential role as a pollinator of Microcycas is discussed.
- Se describe la especie nueva: Pharaxonotha esperanzae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae). Ésta se alimenta del polen del cicadal cubano amenazado Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A.DC y se reproduce en su cono masculino. Se discute su papel potencial como agente polinizador.
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| Author: | Ramiro Chavez, Julio A. GenaroORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-239321 |
| 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: | 2005 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Contributing Corporation: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
| Release Date: | 2011/12/29 |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Page Number: | 8 |
| First Page: | 143 |
| Last Page: | 150 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 357216768 |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | Insecta Mundi / Insecta Mundi, Volume 19 (2005) |
| : | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-333688 |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |
