A new distribution map is provided for metamasius hemipterus l. Cactophagus leconte, cosmopolites chevrolat, cyrtotrachelus schoenherr, diathetes pascoe, diocalandra faust, dryophthoroides roelofs, dryophthorus germar, dynamis chevrolat. Mitotic and meiotic studies of seven caribbean weevils. The genus rhynchophorus currently contains nine species, of which six are known to attack palms. The silky cane weevil metamasius hemipterus sericeus is distributed through the west indies, central. Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on diaugia angusta diptera, tachinidae. Besouro metamasius hemipterus linnaeus, 1764 familia. Diversity free fulltext an illustrated synoptic key. Aggregation pheromones and host kairomones of west. Pdf a pheromone based trapping system for rhynchophorus. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus, a pest of sugarcane, bananas, and other tropical plants, was collected by r. License creative commons attribution license reuse allowed.
The silky cane weevil metamasius hemipterus sericeus attacks banana, musa spp. It is found in the mediterranean, in central europe, west to the atlantic ocean and north to the edge of scandinavia and in england. Metamasius hemipterus sericeus, in contrast, is an important pest of palms, sugarcane, pineapple and bananas in the west indies, mexico, and central and south america giblindavis et al. Optimization of semiochemicalbased trapping of metamasius. Metamasius hemipterus metaheoverview eppo global database. Pests and other problems of palms 4 lethal yellowing ly is an incurable disease of many palm species caused by a mycoplasmalike organism a form of life sometimes described as intermediate between a virus and a bacterium that is spread by a leaf hopper bug myndus crudus. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus west indian cane weevil or silky cane weevil metamasius ritchiei marshall pineapple weevil myllocerus undatus marshall sri lanka weevil or asian grey weevil. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is essentially a pest of palms. James alberto jimenez 1, juan carlos lopez n 2 y alberto soto g 3. The development of sample preparation and extraction methodologies is one of the main challenges for metabolism studies and has an.
Response of adults of the west indian sugarcane weevil,metamasius hemipterus sericeus, to various semiochemical treatments and physical trap designs was studied in southern florida in fieldgrown banana and canary island date palms. Curculionidae dryophthorinae rhynchophorini identificado por. A full datasheet will be prepared, in the meantime. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus is an important stemborer of sugarcane, banana, bromeliads and palms in central and south americas, but also introduced to other regions of the world vaurie 1966. It inhabits meadows, floodplains, forest edges, and. Samples obtained from whole insects were subjected to extraction with the two mixtures of solvents acetonitrilewater a and methanolacetonitrilewater b and a comparative study of the extractions using the. Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on diaugia. Household and structural insects differences in climbing ability of cimex lectularius and cimex hemipterus hemiptera. Lethal trap for evaluation of semiochemical mediated attraction of metamasius hemipterus sericeus oliver coleoptera.
General information about metamasius hemipterus metahe name language. The developed analytical methods for the analysis of volatile and nonvolatile compounds are increasingly being used as tools for the study of plant chemistry and the evolution of insectplant interactions. Pdf reducing cosmopolites sordidus populations and. Metamasius hemipterus weevil dryophthorinae rhynchophorini. Metamasius hemipterus sericeus olivier is a widely distributed weevil in central and south america, as well as the west indies. Pdf mass trapping cosmopolites sordidus coleoptera, curculionidae using a. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Diaprepes schoenherr, 1823 and exophthamus schoenherr, 1823 species were collected on the foliage of various trees in the forest. Metamasius callizona chevrolat is associated with bromeliads and bananas in central america but, after introduction, it has damaged severely the. It was introduced into florida, miamidade county, in 1984.
Curculionidae, from southern florida, a new species of acrostichus was cultured from a single dissected r. The banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus is an important pest in plantain and banana crops throughout the world. The sugarcane stem weevil, acrotomopus atropunctellus boheman curculionidae. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus recently established in florida coleoptera. The weevil family dryophthoridae curculionoidea is of particular interest in intracellular symbiosis evolution with regard to the great economical and ecological features of these invasive insects, and the potential for comparative studies across.
Measures related to the crop or to places of pest free areas see ispm no. The nematodes propagate on decomposing tissue of coconut palms and sugar cane in the galleries of the weevils r. Silky cane weevil, metamasius hemipterus sericeus edis. Stressed, damaged, and recently transplanted trees or plants are the most susceptible. Metamasius hemipterus was added to the eppo a1 list in 2009. During a 2016 survey of the nematode associates of the native palmetto weevil, rhynchophorus cruentatus, and the recently introduced west indian sugarcane weevil, metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. Coupled gas chromatographicelectroantennographic detection gcead analyses and coupled gcmass spectrometry ms of volatiles produced by male and female west indian sugarcane weevils wisw, metamasius hemipterus sericeus oliv. Metamasius hemipterus wikispecies, free species directory. Pdf on mar 1, 1996, cm chinchilla and others published a pheromone based trapping system for rhynchophorus palmarum and metamasius hemipterus find, read and cite all the research you need on. West indian cane weevil or silky cane weevil, metamasius hemipterus linnaeus was first reported in dade county in 1984 woodruff and baranowski, 1985. Rhynchophorus palmarum is common in neotropical virgin forests and in agroecosystems exploiting oil palms, and has been reported on 35 plant species in 12 different families. Dyar dirphia peruvianus cyparisius daedalus hispoleptis sp. Metamasius hemipterus is not very damageful for banana plants. Nematodes associated with palm and sugarcane weevils in.
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum 2007. Adult males were dissected to obtain testes, which were immediately dropped. The weevil family dryophthoridae curculionoidea is of particular interest in intracellular symbiosis evolution with regard to the great economical and ecological features of these invasive insects, and the potential for comparative studies across a wide range of. Two new species of dryophthorinae in the genera metamasius and melchus from the lesser antilles coleoptera. Aggregation pheromones and host kairomones of west indian. Metamasius hemipterus weevil besourorajadodacana brocarajadadacana gorgulho rajado boll weevil of the sugar cane the silky cane weevil curculionidae dryophthorinae. This is a list of 122 species in the genus metamasius, bromeliad weevils metamasius species. Phosphaenus hemipterus, the shortwinged firefly or lesser glow worm, is a beetle of the family lampyridae. Pests and other problems of palms university of florida. Endosymbiont phylogenesis in the dryophthoridae weevils.
This study provides an illustrated synoptic key and comparative morphology to the 38 known larvae of dryophthorine genera representing seven subtribes in four of the five tribes. Diplogastridae isolated from metamasius hemipterus l. Pdf management of cosmopolites sordidus and metamasius. Identification of maleproduced aggregation pheromone of the. Read chemical identification, electrophysiological and behavioral activities of the pheromone of metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. Intracellular symbiosis is widespread in the insect world where it plays an important role in evolution and adaptation. Samples from three different mating stages before, during and after mating of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata were used in this experiment. Diversity free fulltext an illustrated synoptic key and. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. The species is widely distributed throughout the west indies, central and south america vaurie, 1966. Cholini is an important economic pest from the northwestern region of argentina. It is, however, found predominantly on arecaceae, the main hosts being, cocos nucifera, elaeis guineensis, euterpe edulis, metroxylon sagu, phoenix canariensis, phoenix. Its structural identification is reported here in using gas chromatography coupled.
Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus recently established in. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Metamasius hemipterus were obtained as pupae from laying trunks of decayed palm trees, and dissected as young imagines a few days later. In 2006, larvae of metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. Fortunately, the popular cabbage palm, floridas state. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The known hosts include areca catechu, arenga pinnata, borassus. Oviposition by metamasius hemipterus sericeus coleoptera. Ramp trap p056trap excellent for ground crawling insects. P pachnaeus citri marshall citrus root weevil pachnaeus litus germar citrus root weevil pachnaeus marmoratus marshall pachnaeus psittacus. Nematodefree agricultural system of a fungusgrowing. This insect generally is regarded as a secondary pest of sugarcane, bananas, palms and several other tropical plants grown as ornamentals.
The silky cane weevil metamasius hemipterus sericeus is distributed through the west indies, central, and south america vaurie 1966, and was first reported in dade county, florida in 1984 woodruff and baranowski 1985. Ethyl acetate released alone at 8601007 mgday was as effective for the capture ofm. Dec 28, 2016 metamasius hemipterus weevil besourorajadodacana brocarajadadacana gorgulho rajado boll weevil of the sugar cane the silky cane weevil curculionidae dryophthorinae. Analyses of the headspace volatiles produced by separated males and females revealed one malespecific compound. Identification of maleproduced aggregation pheromone of. Curculionidae introduction description life cycle host range damage dynamics and trapping management selected references introduction back to top.
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