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Coccotrypes Carpophagus
''Coccotrypes'' is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are about 130 species description, described species in ''Coccotrypes''. Species * ''Coccotrypes advena'' Blandford, 1894 (seed borer) * ''Coccotrypes carpophagus'' (Hornung, 1842) * ''Coccotrypes cyperi'' Wood & Bright, 1992 * ''Coccotrypes dactyliperda'' (Fabricius, 1801) (date stone borer) * ''Coccotrypes distinctus'' (Motschulsky, 1866) * ''Coccotrypes indicus'' (Eggers, 1936) * ''Coccotrypes persicae'' (Hopkins, 1915) References * Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1996). "Coleoptera". ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera'', 41-820. Further reading NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Coccotrypes'' * Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. * * Richard E. White. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coccotrypes Dactyliperda
''Coccotrypes dactyliperda'', the date stone beetle, palm seed borer, or button beetle, is an insect belonging to the subfamily bark beetles (Scolytinae). It originates from Africa and is spread around the world due to the trading and transportation route. The date stone beetle is known as the pest for the date palm. They mainly feed, breed, and live on the dates, which are the fruits of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera''). The dates provide enough nutrients to feed 70-80 beetles. Therefore, most beetles can spend their entire life within the same date. They would gnaw a hole on the date seed and create a tunnel. This penetration process leads to severe damage to the date seeds and huge economic and crop loss. Interestingly, the beetle only attacks the green unripe fruit and avoids the ripe fruit. The date stone beetle has very similar characteristics with ''Callosobruchus chinensis'' in respect to behavior and habitat. Reproductive interference is shown between these two spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
