Bollettino di zoologia agraria e bachicoltura

Vol. 37 No. 2 (2005): Serie 2
Appunti e segnalazioni

On the presence of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera Bostrychidae) in Italy

PDF (Italian)
  • Pompeo Suma,
  • Agatino Russo
Pompeo Suma University of Catania image/svg+xml
Agatino Russo University of Catania image/svg+xml

Published 2024-09-25

How to Cite

On the presence of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera Bostrychidae) in Italy. (2024). Bollettino Di Zoologia Agraria E Bachicoltura, 37(2), 135-139. https://test-ojs-unimi-it.archicoop.it/index.php/bzab/article/view/26582

Abstract

The larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Hom), one of the main pests of stored grain in tropical and subtropical areas, widely diffused in Africa on maize cobs and dried cassava, is recorded for the first time in Italy, in a bakery of eastern Sicily. Some data on the biology, morphology and distribution are provided.

PDF (Italian)