Bruchids (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) of the state of Tabasco, Mexico.

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  • Aracely de la Cruz Pérez "Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco- DACBIOL .Carretera Villahermosa-Cárdenas Km. 0.5 S/N entronque a bosques de saloya C.P. 86150"
  • Jesús Romero Nápoles Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco, Km 36.5 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México C.P. 56230
  • José Luis Carrillo Sánchez Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco, Km 36.5 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México C.P. 56230
  • Eustolia García López Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco, Km 36.5 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México C.P. 56230
  • Rosaura Grether González "Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Av. San Rafael Atlixco No.186, Col. Vicentina Del. Iztapalapa, México D.F. C.P. 09340"
  • Saúl Sanchez Soto Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco, Km 36.5 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México C.P. 56230
  • Manuel Pérez de la Cruz "Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco- DACBIOL .Carretera Villahermosa-Cárdenas Km. 0.5 S/N entronque a bosques de saloya C.P. 86150"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2013.291387

Keywords:

Weevils, taxonomy, dichotomic key, diversity, diagnostic key for bruchids

Abstract

In order to determine the species diversity of the Bruchidae of the state of Tabasco, collections were made via (1) dry seeds samples, and (2) direct hand collections. A total of 3578 specimens in 14 genera and 49 species were recorded of which 37 species are new for Tabasco. Of the 35 host plants collected, 9 were recorded as new host associations. A diagnostic key to bruchid species of Tabasco is presented.

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10-04-2013

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de la Cruz Pérez, A., Romero Nápoles, J., Carrillo Sánchez, J. L., García López, E., Grether González, R., Sanchez Soto, S., & Pérez de la Cruz, M. (2013). Bruchids (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) of the state of Tabasco, Mexico. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 29(1). https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2013.291387
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