Oxydema fusiforme
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Oxydema fusiforme Wollaston, 1873
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Oxydema fusiforme, commonly known as citrus flower beetle,[1] is a species of weevil widely distributed in Indo-Pacific islands such as Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Rodriguez Island, the Marquesas Islands, the Samoan Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, Guam Island, and Marcus Island.[2][3][4][5]
Biology
Adult beetles are collected from a rotten log of Tournefortia argentea. The other host plants include, Aleurites moluccana and Pandanus odorifer.[2][6] It is also an intermediate host of the nematode, Cheilospirura hamulosa.[7]
References
- ^ "citrus flower beetle (Oxydema fusiforme )". Invasive.Org. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ a b "COSSONINAE OF MARCUS ISLAND (Col., Curculionidae)" (PDF). INSECTA MATSUMURANA : [Vol. 19, Nos. 1-2. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Insects and other arthropods from Midway Atoll" (PDF). scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1942-06-01). "Oxydema fusiforme Wollaston". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Pherobase Invasive :: Species Detail - Oxydema fusiforme". www.pherobase.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Further notes on the forest insects of Molokai" (PDF). scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "The life history of the gizzard-worm (Cheilospirura hamulosa) and its mode of transmission to chickens, with special reference to Hawaiian conditions". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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