Weevils That Eat Bromeliads | Pests of Bromeliads | Bromeliad Biota


Weevil Pests of Bromeliads
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Cholus vaurieae
adult from Lara, Venezuela

Cholus sp. adult
(see text about Cholus)

Cactophagus lojanus
adult from La Libertad, Peru





Cactophagus miniatopunctatus adult from Atlantida, Honduras

Cactophagus sanguinolentus
adult from Tabasco, Mexico

Cactophagus transatlanticus
adult from Peru




Cactophagus validirostris
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico


Metamasius callizona egg in slit in bromeliad leaf, from Florida

Metamasius callizona
larva, from Florida





Metamasius callizona pupa, in opened and unopened cocoon, from Florida


Metamasius callizona intact cocoon in damaged Tillandsia utriculata

Metamasius callizona
adult, from Florida



Metamasius callizona native range in Mexico and Central America



Metamasius callizona distribution as of December 2006

Metamasius anceps
adult, Peru

Metamasius cincinnatus
adult, from Chiriquí, Panama


Metamasius dimidiatipennis
reddish adult, from Barro Colorado Island, Panama





Metamasius dimidiatipennis
blackish adult, from Honduras, adults from Venezuela may have almost no red coloration

Metamasius dimidiatipennis
adult, from Suchitepéquez, Guatemala



Metamasius flavopictus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico






Metamasius hebetatus

adult, from Cartago, Costa Rica



Metamasius hemipterus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico



Metamasius mosieri
adult, from Florida






Metamasius nudiventris
adult, from Panama



Metamasius quadrilineatus
adult, from Francisco
Morazan, Honduras



Metamasius quadrisignatus

adult, from Dominica




Metamasius rugipectus
adult, from Francisco
Morazan, Honduras



Metamasius rugipectus
adult, from Suchitepéquez, Guatemala


Metamasius sellatus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico


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