First report of a leaf minor beetle, Rhoptrispa dilaticornis (Duvivier) (Col.: Chrysomelidae) on sugarcane in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Sugarcane Development and By-Products Research and Training Institute, Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

Sugarcane is one of the strategic agricultural products of Khuzestan province, Iran. Regarding to large-scale monoculture of sugarcane in this region, there are always concerns on secondary pest outbreaks or emergence of new pests. Therefore, monitoring of insect fauna in sugarcane fields is necessary. Here, we report a chrysomelid beetle, Rhoptrispa dilaticornis (Duvivier, 1891) as a leaf miner of sugarcane in Khuzestann Province. Both the species and genus are new for the Iranian fauna. The symptoms of its damage to sugarcane plants are described and illustrated. It seems that this beetle is not widely distributed in the sugarcane fields currently.

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Plant Pest Research
Volume 6, Issue 4
March 2017
Pages 97-101

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  • Receive Date: 13 March 2017
  • Accept Date: 13 March 2017

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