Pachytychius transcaucasicus Pic, 1913, a weevil species new to Russia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Storeini)

A new species of Sicoderus Vanin from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Otidocephalini).

Sicoderus robini sp. nov. (type locality: Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Buena Vista, El Cairo) is described and illustrated. The new species is assigned to the Sicoderus appendiculatus species group, compared with similar species of the group and with the two other species of Sicoderus that occur in Bolivia. The previously published key for species identification of the S. appendiculatus gr...

Three new species of Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr, 1836 from Colombia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Acalyptini).

Three new species of the genus Anchylorhynchus from Colombia, are described: Anchylorhynchus pinocchio sp. nov., A. centrosquainatus sp. nov. and A. luteobrunneus sp. nov.. A morphological description, including the male genitalia, is provided for each species as well as a comparison with similar species within the genus. All three species are found in inflorescences of species of Syagrus Mart....

Revision of the genus Acallopistus Schoenherr (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Nerthopini). .

The genus Acallopistus (Curculioninae, Nerthopini) is revised. Eight species are recognized as valid: A. vellicosus Schoenherr, A. abutilonis Marshall, A. fallax Boheman, A. guttatus Boheman, A. crassirostris Hustache and three new species, A. dissimilis, A. hibisci and A. dentirostris. The following new synonymies are proposed: A. maculithorax Hustache and A. senegalensis Hustache = A. vellico...

Sunflower Resistance to the Red Sunflower Seed Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Response of cranberry weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to host plant volatiles.

The oligophagous cranberry weevil, Anthonomus musculus Say, causes economic losses to blueberry growers in New Jersey because females deposit eggs into developing flower buds and subsequent larval feeding damages buds, which fail to produce fruit. A cost-effective and reliable method is needed for monitoring this pest to correctly time insecticide applications. We studied the behavioral and ant...