Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1998) 124, 13-23

M. Lecoq and C. Vieira de Assis-Pujol (1998)
Identity of Rhammatocerus schistocercoides (Rhen,1906) forms South and North of the Amazonian rain forest and new hypotheses on the outbreaks determinism and dynamics
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 124 (1), 13-23
Abstract: Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela have, for several years, been facing severe outbreaks in species belonging to the genus Rhammatocerus. This genus is in need of revision and until now it was not certain that the populations involved north and south of the amazonian rain forest belonged to the same species or not. Our studies show that, in fact, a single species with a large distribution area is involved: R. schistocercoides (Rehn, 1906). Biological data, the dynamic of the invasions and hypotheses on the outbreak determinism in the northern and southern parts of the distribution area are synthesized and discussed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Michel Lecoq

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Rhammatocerus schistocercoides		Colombia
	Rhammatocerus schistocercoides		Venezuela