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

• Main Authors: Midori Tuda, Li Hsin Wu, Yoichi Tateishi, Chawalit Niyomdham, Sawai Buranapanichpan, Katsura Morimoto, Wen Jer Wu, Chiao Ping Wang, Zong Qi Chen, Hong Ye Zhu, Ying Cui Zhang, Kadarkarai Murugan, Liang Yih Chou, Clarence D. Johnson
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=63049126054&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59294
• 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...