Palm-pollinators

Guides

• Derelomini

  Palm Flower Weevils

  Derelomini is a tribe of flower weevils (Curculionidae: Curculioninae) commonly known as palm flower weevils. Members are associated with reproductive structures of plants, particularly inflorescences. The tribe includes genera with specialized brood pollination mutualisms with palms (Arecaceae) and other monocots, as well as genera associated with dicotyledonous plants. Genera include Derelomus, Elaeidobius, Hypoleschus, Notolomus, Phyllotrox, and several recently described genera including Ebenacobius, Cyclanthura, Ganglionus, and Staminodeus.

  brood-pollinationmutualismpalm-pollinatorsoil-palminflorescence-specialistflower-weevilAfrotropicalNeotropicalArecaceaeCyclanthaceaeEbenaceaeAraceaeCurculionidaeCurculioninaeeconomic-importanceagricultural-pollinator