01659nas a2200193   4500008004500000020001400045245017700059210006900236260001000305300000900315490000800324520089000332653001701222100002301239700002501262700001701287700002601304856013501330       1998                        Engldsh    a0002-832000aChalcodermus persimilis O'Brien n. sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): description, biology, host range, and suitability for biological control of Mimosa pigra L. (Mimosaceae)0 aChalcodermus persimilis OBrien n sp Coleoptera Curculionidae des  cMarch  a1-110 v1243 aA new species of weevil of the subfamily Molytinae from Mexico, Chalcodermus persimilis O'Brien, is described herein. The genus is redescribed and C. persimilis is illustrated with habitus photos and line drawings of its male genitalia. Similar illustrations are included of C. radiatus Champion and C. serripes Fahraeus, both of which resemble C. persimilis. Adults and larvae of the Mexican weevil, C. persimilis feed on seeds of Mimosa pigra Linnaeus, a noxious weed in Australia and Southeast Asia. Oviposition preferences, adult feeding preferences and larval development of C. persimilis were determined for a selected group of legume plant species. Adults feed and oviposit on several species of Mimosaceae. Larvae develop into normal adults on several of these species. The host range of this species is too broad to be considered as a biological control agent of Mimosa pigra.10aChalcodermus1 aHeard, Timothy, A.1 aO'Brien, Charles, W.1 aForno, Wendy1 aBurcher, Jennifer, A.  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/chalcodermus-persimilis-obrien-n-sp-coleoptera-curculionidae-description-biology-host-range-and-suit