Abstract

FALCON-BRINDIS, Armando; PALACIOS-CARDIEL, Carlos  and  JIMENEZ JIMENEZ, María Luisa. Ampliación de la distribución de Dinapate wrightii Horn (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) en Baja California Sur, México. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.3, pp.407-409. ISSN 2448-8445.

We report the presence of the giant palm borer Dinapate wrightii in an oasis of Baja California Sur, Mexico. This beetle is considered a serious pest of the native desert palms of California and Arizona, U.S. It was reported almost 8 decades ago only with the remains of a specimen collected at 500 km forward of the Baja California. This finding extends the range of the species and clarifies its distribution in Mexico.

Keywords : giant palm borer; pest of the native desert palms.

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