Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heteroderes falli (Lane), Heteroderes vagus Candèze 1893, Monocrepidius difformis Fall 1927
Explanation of Names
Conoderes falli (Lane 1956)
Range
native to the Neotropics, adventive in our area (VA-FL-CA)
(1)Food
Destructive to potato and vegetable crops in se US (Dean & Cuthbert 1955)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: GA 1927 (Dean & Cuthbert 1955); first collected in CA in 1963
(2)Print References
Dean O.T., Cuthbert F.P. (1955) The distribution and relative abundance of wireworms in potato-growing areas of the Southeastern States. J. Econ. Entomol. 48: 191-193.