First report of the entomophagous Enoclerus zonatus (Coleoptera: Cleridae) associated with stalks of the mezcal maguey in Guerrero, Mexico
Enoclerus zonatus (Klug) is a clerid beetle predator distributed in northern and central Mexico. Specimens were reared from fruits (bolls) of mezcal maguey (Agave vivipara L., Asparagaceae) collected from Quetzalapa, Huitzuco de los Figueroa, Guerrero, Mexico. Bolls showed small holes as well as see...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos |
| Repository: | Redalyc-UAEM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:42551127025 |
| Online Access: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42551127025 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42551127025/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42551127025/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42551127025/42551127025.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42551127025/movil |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Biología Weevil Cleridae Predator Mezcal maguey |
| Summary: | Enoclerus zonatus (Klug) is a clerid beetle predator distributed in northern and central Mexico. Specimens were reared from fruits (bolls) of mezcal maguey (Agave vivipara L., Asparagaceae) collected from Quetzalapa, Huitzuco de los Figueroa, Guerrero, Mexico. Bolls showed small holes as well as seeds. All adults reared were determined as E. zonatus, a general predator of insects associated with Asparagaceae. This is the first report of E. zonatus associated with the stalk of mezcal maguey for Guerrero, and extends its geographic distribution to southern Mexico. |
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