EPPO Global Database

Gonipterus platensis(GONPPL)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
Comments
Introduced.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/123) : first reported from Minais Gerais and Bahia.
References
* Mapondera TS, Burgess T, Matsuki M, Oberprieler RG (2012) Identification and molecular phylogenetics of the cryptic species of the Gonipterus scutellatus complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Gonipterini). Australian Journal of Entomology 51, 175–188.

* Ribeiro MF, Rezende DA, Freitas RG, Brito MD, Solce GN, Souza CD, Buneri ID, Zanuncio JC, Wilcken CF (2023) First detection of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and its parasitoid Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in eucalyptus plantations in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 83, e271694. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.271694

* Souza NM de, Junqueira LR, Wilcken CF, Soliman EP, Camargo MB de, Nickele MA, Barbosa LR (2016) Ressurgência de uma antiga ameaça: Gorgulho-do-eucalipto Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais. Circular Técnica no. 209, 20 pp (in Portuguese). https://www.ipef.br/publicacoes/ctecnica/nr209.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, no details view...