Hypothenemus hampei

TaxID: 57062

Basic Information

Hypothenemus hampei

Coffee Berry Borer, Coffee berry borer, coffee berry borer

Hypothenemus hampei, the coffee berry borer, is a small beetle native to Africa. It is the most harmful insect pest of coffee worldwide. Spanish common names of the insect include barrenador del caf (coffee borer), gorgojo del caf (coffee weevil), and broca del caf (coffee drill).

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Hypothenemus

hampei

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Hypothenemus hampei
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(c) Bioexploradores Farallones@BY-NC
Hypothenemus hampei
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(c) L. Shyamal@BY-SA
Hypothenemus hampei
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(c) Ken Bosma@BY-NC
Hypothenemus hampei
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(c) Hubert Szczygieł@BY-NC
Hypothenemus hampei
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(c) Ken Bosma@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult female: body small, black, cylindrical, slightly curved posteriorly; newly emerged adults dark yellow, darkening to black. Body length approximately 2.5 mm. Head, antennae, eyes, mouthparts, legs present; pupal vestiges of wings, antennae, eyes, mouthparts, and legs appear during development. Larvae: white initially, later darken; pupae initially white, then antennae, wings, and mouthparts become darker and light brown.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (51 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (16 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Antigua and Barbuda Quarantine pests —
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
China Quarantine pests 2021
India Quarantine pests —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Saint Kitts and Nevis Quarantine pests —
Madagascar Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Myanmar Quarantine pests —
Nepal Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (69 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

67
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Brunei Darussalam Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Cambodia Present —
China Present
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_041296355.1 Scaffold - - - - -
GCA_013372445.1 Scaffold 162 36 340 -
GCA_001012855.1 Scaffold - - - - -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR7788908 whole body - - 16276663 Colombia:Caldas,Chinchina
SRR11858906 - - - 71145778 Colombia: Pueblo Bello, Cesar, Colombia
SRR11858905 - - - 73221519 Colombia: Pueblo Bello, Cesar, Colombia

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature