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. Pdf mass trapping cosmopolites sordidus coleoptera, curculionidae using a. Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on diaugia angusta diptera, tachinidae. Curculionidae, from southern florida, a new species of acrostichus was cultured from a single dissected r. Cactophagus leconte, cosmopolites chevrolat, cyrtotrachelus schoenherr, diathetes pascoe, diocalandra faust, dryophthoroides roelofs, dryophthorus germar, dynamis chevrolat, eucalandra faust, eugnoristus schoenherr. Taxonomic redescription and biological notes on diaugia. 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. Curculionidae introduction description life cycle host range damage dynamics and trapping management selected references introduction back to top. Metamasius hemipterus was added to the eppo a1 list in 2009. 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.
Intracellular symbiosis is widespread in the insect world where it plays an important role in evolution and adaptation. Metamasius hemipterus weevil besourorajadodacana brocarajadadacana gorgulho rajado boll weevil of the sugar cane the silky cane weevil curculionidae dryophthorinae. 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. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum 2007. The red ring little leaf syndrome and metamasius hemipterus captures in oil palm in costa rica. Samples from three different mating stages before, during and after mating of the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata were used in this experiment. This is a list of 122 species in the genus metamasius, bromeliad weevils metamasius species. 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. General information about metamasius hemipterus metahe name language. Nematodefree agricultural system of a fungusgrowing. Metamasius hemipterus were obtained as pupae from laying trunks of decayed palm trees, and dissected as young imagines a few days later. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is essentially a pest of palms.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. Ramp trap p056trap excellent for ground crawling insects. Nematodes associated with palm and sugarcane weevils in. Two new species of dryophthorinae in the genera metamasius and melchus from the lesser antilles coleoptera. In 2006, larvae of metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. 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. West indian cane weevil or silky cane weevil, metamasius hemipterus linnaeus was first reported in dade county in 1984 woodruff and baranowski, 1985. Pdf management of cosmopolites sordidus and metamasius. Mitotic and meiotic studies of seven caribbean weevils. Pdf a pheromone based trapping system for rhynchophorus.
Analyses of the headspace volatiles produced by separated males and females revealed one malespecific compound. The known hosts include areca catechu, arenga pinnata, borassus. Besouro metamasius hemipterus linnaeus, 1764 familia. Assistance and training on banana pests evaluation agritrop cirad. Diplogastridae isolated from metamasius hemipterus l. Metamasius hemipterus weevil dryophthorinae rhynchophorini. 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. P pachnaeus citri marshall citrus root weevil pachnaeus litus germar citrus root weevil pachnaeus marmoratus marshall pachnaeus psittacus. Larvae bore into stems and petioles, thus weakening the plant and. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus recently established in. 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. Phosphaenus hemipterus, the shortwinged firefly or lesser glow worm, is a beetle of the family lampyridae. Diversity free fulltext an illustrated synoptic key.
Optimization of semiochemicalbased trapping of metamasius. Stressed, damaged, and recently transplanted trees or plants are the most susceptible. 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. Identification of maleproduced aggregation pheromone of.
Cholini is an important economic pest from the northwestern region of argentina. Metamasius hemipterus linnaeus, a pest of sugarcane, bananas, and other tropical plants, was collected by r. Identification of maleproduced aggregation pheromone of the. Read chemical identification, electrophysiological and behavioral activities of the pheromone of metamasius hemipterus coleoptera. Lethal trap for evaluation of semiochemical mediated attraction of metamasius hemipterus sericeus oliver coleoptera.
Endosymbiont phylogenesis in the dryophthoridae weevils. The species is widely distributed throughout the west indies, central and south america vaurie, 1966. 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. Metamasius hemipterus metaheoverview eppo global database.
The nematodes propagate on decomposing tissue of coconut palms and sugar cane in the galleries of the weevils r. The development of sample preparation and extraction methodologies is one of the main challenges for metabolism studies and has an. It was introduced into florida, miamidade county, in 1984. It inhabits meadows, floodplains, forest edges, and. 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. Aggregation pheromones and host kairomones of west. Curculionidae dryophthorinae rhynchophorini identificado por. A new distribution map is provided for metamasius hemipterus l. The sugarcane stem weevil, acrotomopus atropunctellus boheman curculionidae. Metamasius hemipterus sericeus olivier is a widely distributed weevil in central and south america, as well as the west indies. Adult males were dissected to obtain testes, which were immediately dropped. Diaprepes schoenherr, 1823 and exophthamus schoenherr, 1823 species were collected on the foliage of various trees in the forest.
It is found in the mediterranean, in central europe, west to the atlantic ocean and north to the edge of scandinavia and in england. Cactophagus leconte, cosmopolites chevrolat, cyrtotrachelus schoenherr, diathetes pascoe, diocalandra faust, dryophthoroides roelofs, dryophthorus germar, dynamis chevrolat. James alberto jimenez 1, juan carlos lopez n 2 y alberto soto g 3. This insect generally is regarded as a secondary pest of sugarcane, bananas, palms and several other tropical plants grown as ornamentals. 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. Metamasius callizona chevrolat is associated with bromeliads and bananas in central america but, after introduction, it has damaged severely the. The silky cane weevil metamasius hemipterus sericeus attacks banana, musa spp. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Pests and other problems of palms university of florida. The banana weevil cosmopolites sordidus is an important pest in plantain and banana crops throughout the world. Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and rhynchophorus palmarum. Silky cane weevil, metamasius hemipterus sericeus edis.
Ethyl acetate released alone at 8601007 mgday was as effective for the capture ofm. 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. Factsheet metamasius hemipterus linnaeus west indian. A full datasheet will be prepared, in the meantime. Metamasius hemipterus is not very damageful for banana plants. Fortunately, the popular cabbage palm, floridas state. Aggregation pheromones and host kairomones of west indian. Dec 28, 2016 metamasius hemipterus weevil besourorajadodacana brocarajadadacana gorgulho rajado boll weevil of the sugar cane the silky cane weevil curculionidae dryophthorinae. Diversity free fulltext an illustrated synoptic key and. 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. Oviposition by metamasius hemipterus sericeus coleoptera. License creative commons attribution license reuse allowed. Dyar dirphia peruvianus cyparisius daedalus hispoleptis sp.