Mimosestes mimosae (Fabricius), 1781

Napoles, Romero, de, Aracely, Cruz & Kingsolver, John M., 2009, Seed beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) associated with Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd., with description of a new species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky, Insecta Mundi 2009 (93), pp. 1-11 : 7-8

Mimosestes mimosae (Fabricius), 1781

The only record of M. mimosae reared from A. cornigera seeds is based on two specimens collected by C.D. Johnson at 3 miles N Escuintla, Guatemala, 29/III/1979. This information suggests A. cornigera is only an incidental host. Nevertheless, we included it in the key.

Host plants. OLD RECORDS: Acacia bilimekii Macbr. , A. cochliacantha Humb. and Bonpl. , A. collinsii Saff. , A. cornigera (L.) Willd., A. dealbata Link , A. farnesiana (L.) Willd., A. gaumeri Blake , A. globulifera Saff. , A. hindsii Benth. , A. hirtipes Saff. , A. macracantha Humb. and Bonpl. ex Willd.C.D. , A. pennatula (Schldl. and Cham.) Benth. , A. tortuosa (L.) Willd., Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. , C. sclerocarpa Standl. , Ceratonia siliqua L., Conzattia multiflora (B.L. Rob.) Standl. , Parkinsonia aculeata L., Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz , P. juliflora (SW.) DC. NEW RECORDS. Bauhinia variegata L.; Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Huautla, Huautla, Morelos, Mexico, 4/X/1996, 1080 m, Romero N.J. Caesalpinia velutina (Britton and Rose) Standley ; 22 km NW Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, 5/I/1980, Johnson C.D.

Distribution. OLD RECORDS: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hispaniola, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, USA, and Venezuela. However this bruchid has become established in Algeria, Aruba, Azores, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Spain.