Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) associated with deciduous forest and derived communities in the State of Morelos, Mexico.
Atkinson T. H., Martínez-Fernández E., Saucedo-Céspedes E., Burgos-Solorio A.
Author Affiliation: Estación de Biol. Chamela, Inst. Biol., UNAM, Apdo. Postal 21 San Patricio, 48980 Jalisco, Mexico.
Folia Entomológica Mexicana : 41-82
Abstract : Five species in 2 genera of Platypodidae and 75 species in 29 genera of Scolytidae were found associated with tropical and subtropical vegetation communities in the State of Morelos, Mexico, during a survey which began in 1980. A check-list is presented which contains information on the biology, distribution, trees and shrubs with which the beetles were associated and other collection details. Another list, of beetle species arranged according to host-plant, is given; it contains many plants of economic importance including forest trees, mangoes, avocados, legumes, cucurbits and sugarcane. Of the 80 species found, 39 are reported from Morelos for the first time, while 13 were new to science. The biogeography of the platypodid and scolytid fauna is discussed.