Ocurrencia de Epicaerus fronterae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en plantas de Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae) en Tabasco, México
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Adults of Epicaerus fronterae Sharp were observed damaging leaves of Gliricidia sepium plants used as a living fence in a livestock area of the municipality of Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico (18 ° 11’56 “N, 93 ° 52’26” W) on May 24, 2011. Eight specimens of this insect were deposited in the entomological collection of the Postgaduate College, Campus Tabasco. This work is the first record of host plant of E. fronterae.
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