Palm-pollinator

Guides

• Derelomus subcostatus

  Derelomus subcostatus Boheman, 1844 is a flower weevil (Curculionidae: Derelomini) now synonymized with D. chamaeropis (Fabricius, 1798). It belongs to the D. ephippiger species group, comprising 12 species associated with male inflorescences of palms (Arecaceae). The species participates in brood-site pollination mutualisms, developing within palm flowers while effecting pollination.

  weevilflower-weevilCurculionidaeDerelominipalm-pollinatorbrood-site-pollinationmutualismsynonym