Listroderes costirostris

Schoenherr, 1826

vegetable weevil

Listroderes costirostris, commonly known as the vegetable , is a weevil in the . It is to southern South America but has been to multiple continents. The species is recognized as a significant agricultural pest with a broad range that includes vegetables and weeds. It has established in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Listroderes costirostris: /lɪsˈtroʊdɛriːz kɒstaɪˈrɒstrɪs/

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Habitat

Agricultural fields, particularly vegetable production areas. Documented on celery crops in Mexico's northwest region.

Distribution

to southern South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela). and established in North America (USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia), Europe (France, Portugal, Spain including Balearic and Canary Islands), Asia (Japan, Korea Republic, Taiwan), Africa (Morocco, South Africa), and Oceania (Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island).

Host Associations

celery - pestDocumented on celery in Mexico's northwest region
vegetables - pestAttacks a wide range of vegetables
weeds - Feeds on various weed

Ecological Role

Agricultural pest in range.

Human Relevance

Significant agricultural pest affecting vegetable . Documented damage to celery production in Mexico.

Similar Taxa

Listroderes robustus groupSister group to costirostris within ; distinguished by different clade placement in phylogenetic analysis
Listroderes curvipes groupForms sister clade pair with costirostris group; distinguished by phylogenetic position and morphological characters used in
Listroderes nodifer groupSister group to robustus group; part of contrasting clade pair to curvipes-costirostris lineage
Hyperoides MarshallOutgroup used in phylogenetic analysis of Listroderes; distinguished by plesiomorphic character states and non- relationship to Listroderes

More Details

Phylogenetic Position

Member of the costirostris group within Listroderes; this group comprises six subgroups in phylogenetic : foveatus, angusticeps, costirostris, delaiguei, bimaculatus, and elegans.

Historical Biogeography

The Listroderes is to southern South America with four identified areas of : central Chile, sub-Antarctic, central Argentina, and Chaco. The sequence of area fragmentation follows: (central Chile (sub-Antarctic (central Argentina, Chaco))), congruent with Andean uplift and aridification during the Oligocene-Pliocene.

Morphological Diagnosis of Genus

Listroderes is defined as by body vestiture consisting of subcircular to suboval ; -level identification requires examination of external , body vestiture patterns, and male and female characters.

Nomenclatural Note

Sometimes referenced as Listroderes costirostris obliquus Klug, indicating past or synonym treatment.