Colomerus novahebridensis Keifer, 1977

Type host: Cocos nucifera L.

Type locality: Saraoutou, Santo and New Hebrides Islands

Other locality: India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Bangalore, Karnataka); widely distributed in Southeast Asia and Oceania (Hall et al. 1980; Kang 1981; Mallik et al. 2003)

Plant part: under bract of ripe fruit

Remarks: reported to cause damage to coconut in the Philippines (Moore & Howard 1996), but not to affect yield in Malaysia (Kang 1981).