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Species Pachymerus nucleorum - Coconut Borer

Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabricius) - Pachymerus nucleorum Darkling beetle? - Pachymerus nucleorum beetle - Pachymerus nucleorum weevil - Pachymerus nucleorum weevil - Pachymerus nucleorum Slightly iridescent black beetle - Pachymerus nucleorum Slightly iridescent black beetle - Pachymerus nucleorum Pachymerus nucleorum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Bruchinae (Pea and Bean Weevils)
Tribe Pachymerini
Subtribe Pachymerina
Genus Pachymerus
Species nucleorum (Coconut Borer)
Other Common Names
Kernel Borer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabricius 1792)
Identification
Range
adventive to FL peninsula and coastal s. TX - Map (1), native to S. America
Food
palms of various genera(2)
Remarks
first US record at a light trap in Palm Beach, FL in 2005(2)
first TX record Hidalgo Co., TX in 2020(1)
See Also
Caryobruchus gleditsiae (Linnaeus) - Palm Seed Weevil
- Range: coastal se US
Works Cited
1.iNaturalist
2.NAPPO's Phytosanitary Alert System
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 11 July, 2008 - 10:20am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 29 May, 2022 - 1:04pm

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