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EPICAUTA ATOMARIA (COLEOPTERA: MELOIDAE) (GERM.), FIRST RECORD OF OCCURRENCE IN ORCHARDS OF PASSION FRUIT (PASSIFLORA EDULIS F. FLAVICARPA, DEGENER) IN THE WEST REGION, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the occurrence of Epicauta atomaria (Germ.) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa, Degener) in the experimental fields of the Instituto Biológico in the west region of São Paulo state. Damages to crop and losses in the yield are reported.

KEY WORDS:
Epicauta atomaria; Passiflora edulis f; flavicarpa; passion fruit.

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