Occurrence of Cylas formicarius (F.) (Col., Apionidae) in Central and Southern Africa

Sweet potato weevils of the genus Cylas were collected by sweeping and beating foliage of sweet potato and adjacent plants, by collecting directly from roots and by using pheromone traps. Specimens of Cylas formicaius are known from only two localities in Africa: Msabaha, Kenya and the Natal Provinc...

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Published inJournal of applied entomology (1986) Vol. 114; no. 4
Main Authors Parker, B.L. (International Potato Center, Nairobi (Kenya)), Wolfe, G.W, Abubaker, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1992
Subjects
AFRICA
Afrika
AFRIQUE
Coleoptera
CYLAS FORMICARIUS
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
IPOMOEA BATATAS
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Summary:Sweet potato weevils of the genus Cylas were collected by sweeping and beating foliage of sweet potato and adjacent plants, by collecting directly from roots and by using pheromone traps. Specimens of Cylas formicaius are known from only two localities in Africa: Msabaha, Kenya and the Natal Province, South Africa. The field observations are consistent with most phylogenic and distributional evidence which suggests that the center of origin of C. formicarius was in India and occurrence in Africa is probably the result of recent human introductions
Bibliography:H10
92U0821
ISSN:0931-2048
1439-0418
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0418.1992.tb01143.x