Host plants of some adult weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Abstract
Adult weevils found on potential host plants after dark or in dull weather were tested for host feeding on undamaged leaves in the laboratory. Host plants were identified for four species: Irenimus compressus (Broun, 1880) makes notches in the edges of leaves of Coprosma species, Aneuma rubricale (Broun, 1880) makes tiny punctures in smooth-leaved Pittosporum species, Brachyolus punctatus White, 1846 feeds on leaves of Melicytus ramiflorus J. R. et G. Forst. and Catoptes binodis (White, 1846) feeds on leaves of Griselinia lucida and Hedycarya arborea.
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2010-07-01
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Martin, N. 2010. Host plants of some adult weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Wētā. 39, (Jul. 2010), 29–36.
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