Metamasius callizona

Metamasius callizona
A colored drawing of the top-view of a black beetle with a yellow stripe about halfway down its body
Metamasius callizona (illustrated 1910)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Metamasius
Species:
M. callizona
Binomial name
Metamasius callizona
Chevrolat, 1882

Metamasius callizona, the Mexican bromeliad weevil, is an invasive species in Florida, US that targets several species of bromeliad.[1] This species is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama, and was first documented in Florida in 1989.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cooper, T. M. (2008). "Seasonality and abundance of Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), an invasive insect herbivore, on two species of Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) in Florida". Journal of Natural History. 42 (43–44): 2721–2734. Bibcode:2008JNatH..42.2721C. doi:10.1080/00222930802354126. S2CID 85184277.
  2. ^ Cooper, T. M.; Cave, R. D. (2016). "Effect of Temperature on Growth, Reproductive Activity, and Survival of the Invasive Bromeliad-Eating Weevil Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Florida Entomologist. 99 (3): 451–455. doi:10.1653/024.099.0317.
  3. ^ Frank, J. H.; Cooper, T. M.; Larson, B. C. (2006). "Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae): Longevity and fecundity in the laboratory". Florida Entomologist. 89 (2): 208–211. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[208:MCCDLA]2.0.CO;2.
  4. ^ Frank, J. H.; Thomas, M. C. (1994). "The homeland of Metamasius callizona". Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 44: 173–176.
  5. ^ Vaurie, P. (1966). "A revision of the neotropical genus Metamasius (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Rhynchophorinae): Species groups I and II". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 131: 213–337. hdl:2246/1981.