EPPO Global Database

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus(RHYCFE)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Absent, invalid record
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest records invalid (2017-07)
From CABI Pest map 258 (2010): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/148) : the record for Australia (Queensland) was based on an old specimen which was stored in the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC). This specimen was later re-examined and found to be R. bilineatus (currently not established in Australia).
References
* ANIC
------- Cooktown.

* INTERNET
- Atlas of Living Australia. http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/230cca74-ca88-4d39-9a93-b9990abd1874
- CSIRO. Australian Insect Common Names. http://www.cse.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_945.htm

* NPPO of Australia (2017-07).

* Pullen KR, Jennings D, Oberprieler RG (2014) Annotated catalogue of Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3896, 481 pp.