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Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824)

Gorgojo del banano, Banana root borer

Herbivore; in stem of banana plant; agriculture zone; August. This species is a pest boring into banana corms and rhizomes, and sometimes manila hemp, plantain, sugar cane and yams.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Curculionoidea

Family
Curculionidae

Section
Rhyncophorini

Genus
Cosmopolites

Species
sordidus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1964

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Coexists with introduced species

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

Distribution: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz

References

Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Cosmopolites sordidus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5743. Accessed 23 June 2025.