Euwallacea fornicatus sensu stricto(EUWAWH)
Distribution details in Brazil
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
First recorded in: 2019
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/081) : First specimens were caught in March 2019 in Minas Gerais. Subsequently, also found in the states of Ceará, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. The insect was found breeding in Acacia mangium, Persea americana, Solanum mauritianum and Toona ciliata.
* Covre LS, Atkinson TH, Johnson AJ, Flechtmann CAH (2024) Introduction and establishment of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Brazil. Journal of Economic Entomology 117(3), 1192-1197. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae081
------- First record. Found in several localities in Ceara (Aquiraz), Minas Gerais (Capinopolis, Pratinha), Parana (Apucarana, Assai), Santa Catarina (Aguas de Chapeco), and Sao Paulo (Bernadino, de Campos, Brodowski, Cordeiropolis, Jardinopolis, Pereira Barreto, Sao Sebastiao, da Grama, Tres Fronteiras).
* Soares NS, Duarte LS, Araújo AS, Rainho HL, Hickmann F, Aurélio MS, Silveira-Neto S, Zucchi RA, Savaris M (2026) A close relationship: Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) haplotype H22 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Ricinus communis L.(Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil. Entomological Communications 8, ec08008. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08008
------- on Ricinus communis in Minais Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
------- First record. Found in several localities in Ceara (Aquiraz), Minas Gerais (Capinopolis, Pratinha), Parana (Apucarana, Assai), Santa Catarina (Aguas de Chapeco), and Sao Paulo (Bernadino, de Campos, Brodowski, Cordeiropolis, Jardinopolis, Pereira Barreto, Sao Sebastiao, da Grama, Tres Fronteiras).
* Soares NS, Duarte LS, Araújo AS, Rainho HL, Hickmann F, Aurélio MS, Silveira-Neto S, Zucchi RA, Savaris M (2026) A close relationship: Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff, 1868) haplotype H22 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Ricinus communis L.(Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil. Entomological Communications 8, ec08008. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec08008
------- on Ricinus communis in Minais Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Uruguay | Present, no details |