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Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)

BACKGROUND: A single species of the genus Heilipus Germar, 1824 is native to the south-eastern United States and was a pest of avocado in Florida in the mid-20(th) century. Two names—Heilipusapiatus (Olivier, 1807) and H.squamosus (LeConte, 1824)—have both recently been used as the valid name for th...

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Autores principales: Anzaldo, Salvatore S, Díaz-Grisales, Valentina
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9836544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36761548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e85499
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description BACKGROUND: A single species of the genus Heilipus Germar, 1824 is native to the south-eastern United States and was a pest of avocado in Florida in the mid-20(th) century. Two names—Heilipusapiatus (Olivier, 1807) and H.squamosus (LeConte, 1824)—have both recently been used as the valid name for this species, with H.apiatus also being recently used as the valid name for a species from French Guiana. Confusion surrounding the correct application of these names and the distribution of these species traces back to an erroneous distribution given in Olivier's 1807 description of H.apiatus and, although some authors clarified this previously, there continues to be confusion concerning the correct name. Outside of avocado-producing areas, this species was rarely collected and little was known about its biology. Recent observations on iNaturalist and BugGuide suggest the species is more widely distributed in the United States and less rare than it was previously thought to be. NEW INFORMATION: Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824) is recognised as the valid name for the sole species of Heilipus occurring in the United States, while Heilipusapiatus (Olivier, 1807) is a very different species from French Guiana. Heilipussquamosus was previously recorded from eight States in the south-eastern United States and, after examining records from natural history collections, iNaturalist, BugGuide and literature sources, the species is newly recorded from an additional seven States: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Though native host plants have been unconfirmed by rearing records, the evidence indicating the possible host plants in the plant family Lauraceae is reviewed.
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spelling pubmed-98365442023-02-08 Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini) Anzaldo, Salvatore S Díaz-Grisales, Valentina Biodivers Data J Single Taxon Treatment BACKGROUND: A single species of the genus Heilipus Germar, 1824 is native to the south-eastern United States and was a pest of avocado in Florida in the mid-20(th) century. Two names—Heilipusapiatus (Olivier, 1807) and H.squamosus (LeConte, 1824)—have both recently been used as the valid name for this species, with H.apiatus also being recently used as the valid name for a species from French Guiana. Confusion surrounding the correct application of these names and the distribution of these species traces back to an erroneous distribution given in Olivier's 1807 description of H.apiatus and, although some authors clarified this previously, there continues to be confusion concerning the correct name. Outside of avocado-producing areas, this species was rarely collected and little was known about its biology. Recent observations on iNaturalist and BugGuide suggest the species is more widely distributed in the United States and less rare than it was previously thought to be. NEW INFORMATION: Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824) is recognised as the valid name for the sole species of Heilipus occurring in the United States, while Heilipusapiatus (Olivier, 1807) is a very different species from French Guiana. Heilipussquamosus was previously recorded from eight States in the south-eastern United States and, after examining records from natural history collections, iNaturalist, BugGuide and literature sources, the species is newly recorded from an additional seven States: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Though native host plants have been unconfirmed by rearing records, the evidence indicating the possible host plants in the plant family Lauraceae is reviewed. Pensoft Publishers 2022-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9836544/ /pubmed/36761548 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e85499 Text en Salvatore S Anzaldo, Valentina Díaz-Grisales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Single Taxon Treatment
Anzaldo, Salvatore S
Díaz-Grisales, Valentina
Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title_full Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title_fullStr Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title_full_unstemmed Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title_short Heilipussquamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini)
title_sort heilipussquamosus (leconte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (coleoptera, curculionidae, molytinae, hylobiini)
topic Single Taxon Treatment
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9836544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36761548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e85499
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