FIRST RECORD OF Phloetribus opimus WOOD (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: SCOLYTINAE) ON CULTIVATED Ficus carica L. IN MORELOS, MEXICO
Keywords:
bark beetle, fig tree, host associationAbstract
Phloetribus opimus Wood (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is reported for the first time from fallen wood of cultivated fig (Ficus carica L.) in Morelos, Mexico.
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