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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Identity
Name: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)
Synonyms: Calandra ferruginea Fabricius, 1801, Curculio ferrugineus Olivier, 1790, Rhynchophorus signaticollis Chevrolat, 1882
Taxonomic position: Insecta: Coleoptera:, Curculionidae:, Rhynchophorinae
Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature: the genus Rhynchophorus contains ten species, of which seven are known to attack palms (Booth et al., 1990). A key to related genera and the revision of this species was provided by Wattanapongsiri (1966). Reginald (1973) considers R. ferrugineus as the typical Rhynchophorus species. In Papua New Guinea, R. ferrugineus has been described as subsp. papuanus (Mercer, 1994).
Common names: Asiatic palm weevil, coconut weevil, red palm weevil, red stripe weevil (English), picudo asiático de la palma (Spanish), charançon asiatique du palmier (French), Indomalaiischer Palmen-Rüssler (German)
EPPO code: RHYCFE
Phytosanitary categorization: EPPO A2 action list no. 332

Hosts
R. ferrugineus is essentially a pest of palms (Arecaceae), being recorded on Areca catechu, Arenga pinnata, Borassus flabellifer, Calamus merillii, Caryota maxima, Caryota cumingii, Cocos nucifera, Corypha gebanga, Corypha elata, Elaeis guineensis, Livistona decipiens, Metroxylon sagu, Oreodoxa regia, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix sylvestris, Sabal umbraculifera, Trachycarpus fortunei, Washingtonia sp., etc. It can also attack Agave Americana and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).

Geographical distribution

EPPO region: Israel (since 1999, under eradication), Jordan (since 1999, under eradication), Spain (limited distribution in south, in Andalucía since 1996, in Comunidad Valenciana since 2004)
Asia: Bangladesh, Bahrein, Cambodia, China (Guangdong), India (widespread), Indonesia (widespread), Iran, Iraq, Israel (since 1999), Japan (since 2000, Kyushu only), Jordan (since 1999), Kuwait, Laos, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam
Africa: Egypt(since 1992, only in Ismaelyia and Sharkyia governorates)
Oceania: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Western Samoa
EU: Spain
See CABI/EPPO (2003).

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