Megacerini, Viret, 1961

Nápoles, Jesús Romero & Westcott, Richard L., 2011, The Bruchidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of La Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, Mexico, with descriptions of two new species and an annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2011 (166), pp. 1-15 : 13-14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5160583
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038C87D1-D944-FFE8-54C5-F917FADDDE62
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megacerini
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Tribe Megacerini

Megacerus alabani Teran and Kingsolver, 1977 .

RBSH, 27/V/ 2000, 1090 m, 18 o 28’45" N, 99 o 02’46" W, CEAM (1). This is the first distribution record for the state of Morelos. This species was poorly represented in collections. In 2007 we found its host

plant, Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, in Tabasco, Mexico and now there are more available specimens.

Megacerus callirhipis (Sharp), 1885 .

1 km S crucero Huautla-Chimalacatlán , RBSH, 2/II/1997, 18 o 28' N, 98 o 02' W, reared seeds Ipomoea sp. CEAM (50) GoogleMaps ; Crucero Huautla-Estación , RBSH, 1/X/2000, 18 o 28' N, 98 o 02' W, CEAM (2) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 10/ VII/ 1996, 940 m, R. L. Westcott, 18 o 28' N, 98 o 02' W, CEAM (3) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 3/II/ 1996, 940 m, reared seeds Ipomoea sp. , 18 o 28' N, 98 o 02' W, CEAM (3) GoogleMaps .

Megacerus contaminatus (Sharp), 1885 . RBSH, 20/X/ 1995, 940 m, CEAM (1).

Megacerus cubiculus (Casey), 1884 .

Chimalacatlan, RBSH, 4/XI/ 2000, 1190 m, reared seeds Ipomoea sp. , 18 o 30’24" N, 99 o 05’30" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 16/IV/ 2000, 1060 m, I. Figueroa de la R., 18 o 27’38" N, 99 o 00’42" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 4/ V / 1996, 1057 m, 18 o 27’47" N, 99 o 02’20" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 5/II/ 2000, 954 m, 18 o 27’46" N, 99 o 02’10" W, CEAM (4) GoogleMaps .

Megacerus impiger (Horn), 1873 .

RBSH, 13/IV/ 2000,1060 m, I. Figueroa de la R., 18 o 27’38" N, 99 o 00’42" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 5/II/ 2000, 954 m, 18 o 27’48" N, 99 o 02’10" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps .

Megacerus tricolor (Suffrian), 1870 .

3 km S Hornos, Valle de Vazquez , RBSH, 1/X/ 2000, 1030 m, 18 o 30’35" N, 99 o 04’56" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; Camino al Limón, RBSH, 29/IX/ 2000, 1280 m, 18 o 28’22" N, 99 o 00’58" W, CEAM (3) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 30/X/ 2000, 1280 m, I. Figueroa de la R., 18 o 28’22" N, 99 o 00’58" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; Crucero Huautla-Estación RBSH, 1/X/ 2000, 18 o 27' N, 99 o 02' W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; Crucero Huautla-Jojutla , RBSH, 13/IV/ 2000, 1045 m, I. Figueroa de la R., 18 o 32’41" N, 99 o 03’56" W, CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; Km 6 terraceria Chimalacatlán-Valle de Vázquez, RBSH, 4/XI/ 2000, 1190 m, 18 o 30’24" N, 99 o 05’30" W, reared seeds Ipomoea sp. , CEAM (1) GoogleMaps ; RBSH, 20/X/ 1995, 940 m, CEAM (1) ; RBSH, 3/II/ 1996, 954 m, 18 o 27' N, 99 o 02' W, reared seeds Ipomoea sp. , CEAM (1) GoogleMaps .