Phloeotribus Latreille

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Phloeotribus Latreille ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae )

The genus Phloeotribus is distinguished by the deeply divided antennal club in 3 segments (pseudo-lamellate antennae). All species are phloeophagous and colonize various trees, shrubs and vines, and typically colonizes limbs and branches larger than 2 cm ( Wood 2007). Phloeotribus liminaris (Harris) ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) is recorded as a minor pest of Prunus , especially Prunus serrotina Ehrh. ( Rosaceae ) in the eastern USA and southern Europe ( Rexrode 1981; Pennachio et al. 2004).