Rhynchophorus palmarum

TaxID: 93128

Basic Information

Rhynchophorus palmarum

Palm Weevil, Palm weevil

The South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, is a species of snout beetle. The adults are relatively large black beetles of approximately one and a half inch in length, and the larvae may grow to two inches in length.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Rhynchophorus

palmarum

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Rhynchophorus palmarum
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(c) Bill Levine@BY
Rhynchophorus palmarum
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(c) Kyle Kittelberger@BY-NC
Rhynchophorus palmarum
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(c) Reinaldo Aguilar@BY-NC-SA
Rhynchophorus palmarum
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(c) F.J. RODRIGUEZ@BY-SA
Rhynchophorus palmarum
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(c) Reinaldo Aguilar@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

Mature larva: maximum dimensions 51.2 × 23.8 mm, head width 11.5 mm. Frons with two pairs of well-developed frontal setae (fs3 and fs5). Clypeus with three well-developed setae (fs3, fs4, fs5). Epipharynx with mesal area between labral rods having an elongate glabrous area coarsely defined by surrounding asperities; median epipharyngeal setae 2 (mes2) slender, about as widely separated as mes1, the latter weak and inconspicuous. Number of dms about 30 (fewer in earlier instars). Pronotum densely setose on both anterior and lateral margins.

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

Host Plants (50 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (61 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Austria Quarantine pests 2019
Belgium Unknow 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pests 2019
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2024
China Quarantine pests 2021
Cuba Absent —
Cyprus Quarantine pests 2019
Czechia Quarantine pests 2019
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Distribution (36 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

33
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Cuba Present —
Dominica Present —
Dominican Republic Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR12450122 Antenna Adult male 199242579 Costa Rica
SRR29255396 Antennae Adult female female 17205113 USA
SRR29255395 Antennae Adult male male 36050156 USA

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature