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26 August 2016 Stethobaroides nudiventris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the Curculionid Cause of Petal Wilting on the Catasetum integerrimum Orchid
M. Morales-Báez, A. Salinas-Castro, D. E. Bello, M. G. L. Cadena, A. R. Fernández, A. Trigos
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Abstract

The baridinos have gained importance in agriculture; however, many of them are yet to be described, as is the case for those affecting orchids. It is for this reason that the aim of this research was to identify the insect causing the wilting of petals on orchids belonging to the Catasetum integerrimum species at a site at La Estanzuela, municipality of Emilian Zapata, and El Espinal, municipality of Naolinco, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Orchids of the species C. integerrimum in specimens with flowers affected were monitored, as insects cause damage to these at the time of flowering. Thus, according to the morphological characteristics of larvae and adults and of the male and female genitals observed in vegetative material, as well as larvae and adults present on the flowers, it was confirmed that the species of curculionid that attacks the orchid is Stethobaroides nudiventris Champion, 1907. This is the first report of this curculionid as the agent causing wilting on C. integerrimum petals.

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M. Morales-Báez, A. Salinas-Castro, D. E. Bello, M. G. L. Cadena, A. R. Fernández, and A. Trigos "Stethobaroides nudiventris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the Curculionid Cause of Petal Wilting on the Catasetum integerrimum Orchid," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 109(6), 845-849, (26 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saw057
Received: 19 May 2016; Accepted: 19 July 2016; Published: 26 August 2016
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KEYWORDS
Catasetum integerrimum
orchid
Stethobaroides nudiventris
weevil
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