Mimosestes cinerifer (Fahraeus), 1839

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 : 6-7

Mimosestes cinerifer (Fahraeus), 1839

Mimosestes cinerifer is usually found associated with A. oblongoguttatus in seeds of A. cornigera . However, in our collection of A. cornigera pods from Laguna Colorada, Balancan, Tabasco, Mexico, 8/II/ 2007, we found three bruchids: A. oblongoguttatus (81.5%, n = 75), M. cinerifer (9.8%, n =9), and S. subaeneus (8.7%, n = 8). Mimosestes cinerifer is easy to separate using the characters given in the key.

Host plants. OLD RECORDS: Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd. and Acacia macracantha Humb. and Bonpl. ex Willd. NEW RECORD: Acacia collinsii Saff. : Carr. fed. al Ceibo, Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico, 17/VII/ 2007, 12 m, De la Cruz P.A.

Distribution. OLD RECORDS: Guatemala and Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz).