EPPO Global Database

Gonipterus scutellatus species complex(GONPSC)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1979
From CABI Pest map 344 (2010): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1998/73)

EPPO Reporting Service (2009/214) : found in the central part of Espirito Santo State.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/123) : Gonipterus platensis first reported in Minais Gerais and Bahia.
References
* Pedrosa Macedo, J. H. (1991) O desafio das florestas neotropicais, Brasil, Curitiba 7 a 12 Abril 1991 [coordinated by Seitz, R.A.], pp. 177-187. Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.

* Ribeiro MF, Rezende DA, Freitas RG, Brito MD, Solce GN, Souza CD, Buneri ID, Zanuncio JC, Wilcken CF (2023) First detection of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its parasitoid Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in eucalyptus plantations in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 83, e271694. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.271694

* Schröder ML, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP (2020) Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex. Journal of Pest Science 93(1), 11-25.

* Wibmer, G. J.; O'Brien, C. W. (1986) Annotated list of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleopera: Curculionoidea), 110. American Entomological Institute, Gainesville, USA.
------- Also published as Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute No. 39.

* Wilcken CF, de Oliveira NC, Sartorio RC, Loureiro EB, Bezerra Junior N, Rosado Neto GH (2008) Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) occurrence in eucalyptus plantations in Espirito Santo State, Brazil. Arquivos do Instituto Biologico (Sao Paulo) 75(1), 113-115.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...
Uruguay Present, widespread view...