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- Title
First record of the exotic pest Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Argentina.
- Authors
DEL RÍO, M. Guadalupe; LANTERI, Analía A.; GITTINS LÓPEZ, Cecilia G.; RIVERO, Victoria I.; GONZÁLEZ, Diego A.; LÓPEZ ARMENGOL, M. Fernanda
- Abstract
The alfalfa root weevil Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Curculionidae: Entiminae) is herein reported for the first time for Argentina. This weevil is native to southern Europe and northern Africa and was accidentally introduced in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and Chile. In Argentina, it was collected in the Upper valley of Río Negro, associated with alfalfa plants (Medicago sativa L.).
- Subjects
SITONA; CURCULIONIDAE; BEETLES; NONINDIGENOUS pests; INTRODUCED insects; ALFALFA
- Publication
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2019, Vol 78, Issue 2, p30
- ISSN
0373-5680
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25085/rsea.780205