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Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa

Stator limbatus is a generalist seed-feeding beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) whose natural range extends from the southern USA to Latin America. Individuals have recently been collected in the Western Cape province of South Africa in seeds of the invasive alien plant species Acacia mearnsii and A. cy...

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Main Author: Rink, Ariella
Other Authors: Hoffmann, John
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Language:English
Published: Department of Biological Sciences 2014
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description Stator limbatus is a generalist seed-feeding beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) whose natural range extends from the southern USA to Latin America. Individuals have recently been collected in the Western Cape province of South Africa in seeds of the invasive alien plant species Acacia mearnsii and A. cyclops. This study conducted a preliminary examination of its oviposition preference, and development on, a number of indigenous and invasive alien Acacia species and the invasive alien Paraserianthes lophantha (all Fabaceae). Oviposition preference appears to be for larger seeds but A. ataxacantha was found to be the only indigenous host suitable for larval development.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7639 Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa Rink, Ariella Hoffmann, John Stator limbatus is a generalist seed-feeding beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) whose natural range extends from the southern USA to Latin America. Individuals have recently been collected in the Western Cape province of South Africa in seeds of the invasive alien plant species Acacia mearnsii and A. cyclops. This study conducted a preliminary examination of its oviposition preference, and development on, a number of indigenous and invasive alien Acacia species and the invasive alien Paraserianthes lophantha (all Fabaceae). Oviposition preference appears to be for larger seeds but A. ataxacantha was found to be the only indigenous host suitable for larval development. 2014-09-22T12:00:22Z 2014-09-22T12:00:22Z 2013 Bachelor Thesis Honours BSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7639 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
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Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa
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title_full Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa
title_fullStr Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa
title_short Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa
title_sort friend or foe the arrival of stator limbatus bruchidae in south africa
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