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Hypothenemus hampei Wood & Bright, 1992

Broca del café, Coffee berry borer

Coffee borer, Hypothenemus hampei. Terrestrial Invertebrates Lab CDRS, Santa Cruz. Photo: Karen Vera, CDF, 2021.
Coffee borer, Hypothenemus hampei. Terrestrial Invertebrates Lab CDRS, Santa Cruz. Photo: Karen Vera, CDF, 2021.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Curculionoidea

Family
Curculionidae

Genus
Hypothenemus

Species
hampei

Taxon category: Accepted

Hypothenemus hampei Wood & Bright, 1992 = Stephanoderes coffeae Hagedorn 1910 = Xyleborus coffeivorus Weele 1910 = Stephanoderes glabellus Schedl 1952 = Stephanoderes punctatus Eggers 1924 = Xyleborus cofeicola Campos Novaes 1922 = Stephanoderes cooki Hopkins 1915.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Quarantine species

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz San Cristóbal

References

  • Cañarte-Bermúdez, E. Peñaherrera-Colina, L., Navia-Santillan, D., Vera-Coello, D., Macas-Guaman, L., Paz-Carrasco, L., Duchicela-Escobar, J., Garces-Carrera, S. (2020) Catálogo de organismos asociados a especies agrícolas en la provincia de Galápagos INIAP-MAG-ABG. Quito, Ecuador 202 p.

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