Report of Macraspis pseudochrysis Landin, 1956 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) on açai palms (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in floodplains in the state of Amapá, Brazil/Registro de Macraspis pseudochrysis Landin, 1956 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) em açaizeiro (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) de várzea no estado do Amapá, Brasil

The açai palm (Euterpe oleracea) is an East Amazon palm found most frequently in the Amazon River estuary. Riverside dwellers in different regions of the state of Amapá have recently been observing a species of coleopteran attacking the inflorescences of açai palms. With a view to identifying a spec...

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Published inBiota Neotropica Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 380
Main Authors de Jesus-Barros, Cristiane Ramos, Freitas, Lidiane Silva, Grossi, Paschoal Coelho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Campinas Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade 01.01.2013
Subjects
Entomology
Insects
Trees
Brazil
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Summary:The açai palm (Euterpe oleracea) is an East Amazon palm found most frequently in the Amazon River estuary. Riverside dwellers in different regions of the state of Amapá have recently been observing a species of coleopteran attacking the inflorescences of açai palms. With a view to identifying a species of coleopteran attacking inflorescences of E. oleracea in the Brazilian state of Amapá, insects were collected in the regions of Abacate da Pedreira (two individuals) and Ariri (six) in the city of Macapá. Five individuals were also collected in Mazagao. The insects were collected from açai palm inflorescences using entomological nets, then preserved and submitted for identification. They were identified as Macraspis pseudochrysis Landin, 1956 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). This is the first occurrence of M. pseudochrysis in E. oleracea in the Neotropics. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1806-129X
1676-0603