Pityophthorus laevis (Schedl)

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Pityophthorus laevis (Schedl) ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae )

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Neopityophthorus laevis Schedl ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) Araptus laevis Schedl ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) Pityophthoroides pudens Blackman ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) Pityophthorus pudens Blackman ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae ) Pityophthorus formosus Bright ( Coleoptera : Curculionidae )

Diagnosis: Distinguished from similar Pityophthorus in the USA by their small size (1.3 mm), flattened scales in the interstriae, non-im- pressed strial punctures, broadly rounded declivity, and by the poste- rior region of the pronotum without punctures.

Distribution: Caribbean: Cuba (Cienfuegos Province, Holguin Province), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montser- rat, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, and Virgin Islands.

Hosts: unknown.

Figures

Fig. 5. Dorsal and lateral view of female Pityophthorus laevis. Scale bar:1 mm. This image may be protected by copyright or have other legal restrictions on use. Permission to publish from the National Museum of Natural History,Smith- sonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.