Adults of the Waterfern Weevil,Stenopelmus rufinasusGyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Feed on a Non-Host Plant,Salvinia minimaBaker, in Louisiana

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2015 English Publisher:Coleopterists SocietyJournal:The Coleopterists Bulletin, volume 69, pages 316-318 (issn: 0010-065X, eissn: 1938-4394,

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Authors: Parys, Katherine A.; Tewari, Sunil; Johnson, Seth J.;

doi: 10.1649/0010-065x-69.2.316

Adults of the Waterfern Weevil,Stenopelmus rufinasusGyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Feed on a Non-Host Plant,Salvinia minimaBaker, in Louisiana

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The waterfern weevil, Stenopelmus refinasus Gyllenhal, has previously been reported as host-specific, only feeding on plants in the genus Azolla. We report the first observations of S. rufinasus feeding on a non-host plant, Salvinia minima Baker, within the United States.

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Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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