Brontispa longissima(BRONLO)
Distribution details in East Timor
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 227 (2020): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Pest map 227 (2020): Present, restricted distribution
First found in 2009 when severe damage on coconut palms were reported in Oecuse (western part of Timor Island). In 2010, the pest was also found in Dili (central western part).
* Takano SI, Takasu K, Tavares M, Gusmao M, Cardoso Amaral A (2017) Differences in invasiveness between two cryptic species of the coconut beetle Brontispa longissima in Timor-Leste. Biological Invasions 19, 1839-1851.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Nusa Tenggara | Present, no details | |
| Indonesia | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Indonesia | Java | Present, no details | |
| Indonesia | Maluku | Present, no details | |
| Indonesia | Irian Jaya | Present, no details | |
| Indonesia | Sulawesi | Present, no details |