Hypothenemus hampei

Hypothenemus hampei
Two adult Hypothenemus hampei on a patch of soil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Hypothenemus
Species:
H. hampei
Binomial name
Hypothenemus hampei
(Ferrari, 1867)
Synonyms

Cryphalus hampei Ferrari, 1867[1]
Stephanoderes hampei Ferrari, 1871
Stephanoderes coffeae Hagedorn, 1910
Xyleborus coffeivorus Van der Weele, 1910
Xyleborus cofeicola Campos Novaes, 1922
Hypothenemus coffeae (Hagedorn)

Hypothenemus hampei, the coffee berry borer, is a small beetle native to Africa. It is the most harmful insect pest of coffee worldwide.[2][3] Spanish common names of the insect include barrenador del café (coffee borer), gorgojo del café (coffee weevil), and broca del café (coffee drill).

  1. ^ Ferrari, J. A. Graf (1867). Die Forst- und Baumzuchtschädlichen Borkenkäfer. Wien: Druck und Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn. pp. 12–13. doi:10.3931/e-rara-22833.
  2. ^ Jaramillo J, Borgemeister C, Baker P (2006) Coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): searching for sustainable control strategies. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96:223-233
  3. ^ Vega FE, Infante F, Johnson AJ (2015) The genus Hypothenemus, with emphasis on H. hampei, the coffee berry borer. In: Bark Beetles: Biology and Ecology of Native and Invasive Species (F. E. Vega and R. W. Hofstetter, Eds.), pp. 427-494. Academic Press, San Diego.[1]