FAMILIA CURCULIONIDAE Latreille, 1802
SUBFAMILIA Cryptorhynchinae Schönherr, 1825
Tribu
Tribu
Sternochetus mangiferae (Dominica)
CRYPTORHYNCHINAE
CRYPTORHYNCHINI
CRYPTORHYNCHINA
Macromerus lanipes (Olivier) 1790: 506 (Curculio); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 153. Distribution.
Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia. Trinidad; widespread Antilles and South America.
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) 1775: 139 (
Curculio); Anonymous 1986: 215; Woodruff and Fasulo
2007: 1. Distribution. Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Australasia, Asia, Africa, North America (Hawaii), South America
(French Guiana, Trinidae and Tobago), Oceania; introduced to New World from Old World, not established
in Florida as of 2007. Notes. The mango seed weevil. A pest of mangos, and intercepted at U.
S. ports (mainland and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands). Woodruff (1970) and Woodruff and Fasulo
(2007) report that in Hawaii eggs are laid on mango fruits in various stages of development. Eggs
hatch 5 to 7 days later and the newly hatched larva burrows through the fruit into the seed. There are
5 larval instars. Pupation takes place in the seed. Generaly one adult matures in each seed. This
species has only been found in association with Mangifera indica Linnaeus
TYLODINA
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849: 513 (
Cryptorhynchus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 142. Distribution.
Antigua, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent, Virgin Islands. USA ( CA, HI); South America; Tahiti; Old World; widespread
New World.
Cryptorhynchinae
Cryptorhynchini
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849:513 (
Cryptorhynchus); Blackwelder 1944-1957: 862; Tucker 1952:
348; Bennett and Alam 1985: 30; Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 31. Distribution. Widespread New
World. Antigua, Bahamas (Eleuthera, Exuma, Inagua New Providence), Barbados (BMAC), Cuba,
Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Brazil, USA (CA),
Hawaii, Tahiti, Old World. Bionomics. The scarabee weevil; a serious pest of sweet potatoes.
SUBFAMILY CRYPTORHYNCHINAE
TRIBE CRYPTORHYNCHINI
SUBTRIBE CRYPTORHYNCHINA
Cryptorhynchus corticalis Boheman 1837: 93; Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 448; Hustache 1932: 266. Distribution.
Guadeloupe, St. Vincent (type locality); Lesser Antilles endemic.
Palaeopus subgranulatus Marshall 1918: 271. Distribution. St. Vincent; single island endemic.
Semnorhynchus vacillatus (Boheman) 1837: 85 (
Cryptorhynchus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 449; Hustache
1930: 221; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. =
Cryptorhynchus vacillates variety
delumbatus (Rosenschoeld)
1837: 144 of Guadeloupe; Hustache 1930: 223. =
Euscepes vacillatus variety
ornatipennis (Chevrolat)
1879: 109 of Guadeloupe; Hustache 1930: 223. =
Euscepes fur (Chevrolat) 1880: 151. =
Acalles leporinus (Chevrolat) 1879: 126. Distribution. Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic.
Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) 1775: 139 (Curculio); Anonymous 1986: 215; Woodruff and Fasulo
2007: 1; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. Distribution. Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. North America (Hawaii), South America
(French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago), Australasia, Asia, Africa, Oceania; introduced to Lesser Antilles;
introduced to New World from Old World, not established in mainland USA (Florida) as of 2007.
Economic importance. The mango seed weevil. A pest of mangos, and intercepted at U. S. ports
(mainland and Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands). Woodruff (1970) and Woodruff and Fasulo (2007)
report that in Hawaii the eggs are laid on mango fruits in various stages of development. Eggs hatch
5 to 7 days later and the newly hatched larva burrows through the fruit into the seed. There are 5
larval instars. Pupation takes place in the seed. Generaly one adult matures in each seed. This
species has only been found in association with Mangifera indica Linnaeus.
Styracopus phaseoli Marshall 1916: 468; O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 157; Ivie et al. 2008b: 278. Distribution.
Dominica, Montserrat, St. Vincent; Lesser Antilles endemic. Genus endemic to Lesser Antilles.
SUBTRIBE TYLODINA
Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) 1849: 513 (Cryptorhynchus); Turnbow and Thomas 2008: 31. Distribution.
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St.
Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Virgin Islands. USA (CA; HI); South America; widespread New World;
Tahiti; Old World.
Ulosominus setosus (Boheman) 1837: 319 (Ulosomus); Hustache 1930: 160. Distribution. Guadeloupe,
St. Vincent (type locality); Lesser Antilles endemic.
TRIBE GASTEROCERCINI
Cophes armipes (Boheman) 1837: 108 (
Cryptorhynchus); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 450; Hustache 1932:
254 (
Ceolosternus); O’Brien and Wibmer 1982: 153 (
Sternocoelus). =
Cryptorhynchus guadelupensis Boheman 1837: 224 of Guadeloupe. =
Cryptorhynchus sulcatulus Boheman 1837: 220 of Guadeloupe.
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Cryptorhynchus insularis Chevrolat 1880: 286 of Guadeloupe. =
Macromerus cultricollis Chevrolat
1880: XXVII of Guadeloupe. Distribution. Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent (type
locality); widespread Antilles endemic.
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