A novel host shift and invaded range of a seed predator, Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), of an invasive weed, Leucaena leucocephala

• Main Authors: Tuda M., Wu L.-H., Tateishi Y., Niyomdham C., Buranapanichpan S., Morimoto K., Wu W.-J., Wang C.-P., Chen Z.-Q., Zhu H.-Y., Zhang Y.-C., Murugan K., Chou L.-Y., Johnson C.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-63049126054&partnerID=40&md5=6c80137cc60f24c572b141d33f8d3ef4; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/392
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

An endophagous seed predator, Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae), utilizes Neotropical Leucaena (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae). One of its hosts, Leucaena leucocephala, is a fast-growing nitrogen-fixing tree that serves as a multipurpose beneficial plant but eventually be...