Briarius augustus (Illiger)
Female, MLP. Morphotype augustus. Photograph by J. Guedes
Geographic distribution
Distribution
An occasional minor pest
- Argentina
- Misiones
Other distribution
BRAZIL
Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo
PARAGUAY
Itapúa, Amambay
Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo
PARAGUAY
Itapúa, Amambay
- Curculio augustus Illiger 1802: 174
- Cyphus varnhageni Germar 1824: 437
- Cyphus margaritaceus Sturm 1826: 75
- Cyphus gloriandus Schoenherr 1826: 108
- Cyphus spixii Perty 1832: 74
- Cyphus consularis Chevrolat 1838: 56
- Cyphus oliveirae Roelofs 1879: LII
- Lamprocyphus jacobi Hustache 1947: 18
Briarius Illiger was revalidated by Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal (1999) and its species have been traditionally classified as Lamprocyphus Marshall (Wibmer & O'Brien 1986), junior synonym of Briarius. Lanteri & del Río (2003) revised this genus and recognized only two species, B. augustus and B. elegans (Boheman), the latter only known from Brazil.
Briarius augustus is one of the largest (20-29 mm long) and most colorful species of Naupactini. The integument is completely covered with metallic green, iridescent blue, golden, silver and copper-colored scales, with black or dark brown setose maculae on pronotum and elytra. The mouthparts of B. augustus were studied in detail by Díaz et al. (1990a) and the characters of the vestiture, by Coscarón et al. (1991).
Four subspecies are distinguished within B. augustus:B. a. augustus, B. a. germari, B.a. margaritaceus and B. a. varnhageni. In Argentina only occurs B.a. varnhageni, which is iridescent green with black maculae (females and males) or cream with dark brown maculae (only females).
Briarius augustus is one of the largest (20-29 mm long) and most colorful species of Naupactini. The integument is completely covered with metallic green, iridescent blue, golden, silver and copper-colored scales, with black or dark brown setose maculae on pronotum and elytra. The mouthparts of B. augustus were studied in detail by Díaz et al. (1990a) and the characters of the vestiture, by Coscarón et al. (1991).
Four subspecies are distinguished within B. augustus:B. a. augustus, B. a. germari, B.a. margaritaceus and B. a. varnhageni. In Argentina only occurs B.a. varnhageni, which is iridescent green with black maculae (females and males) or cream with dark brown maculae (only females).
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Rutaceae) and Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae) in Brazil (Silva et al. 1968).
It is associated with vegetation of the tropical and subtropical rainforests of South America, especially the Atlantic and Paranaense forests.
It is associated with vegetation of the tropical and subtropical rainforests of South America, especially the Atlantic and Paranaense forests.
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