@article{Morais_Souza_Anjos_2011, title={New ambrosia beetle on guanandi tree (Calophyllum brasiliense Cambessedes)}, volume={2}, url={https://comunicatascientiae.com.br/comunicata/article/view/16}, DOI={10.14295/cs.v2i1.16}, abstractNote={<div>Calophyllum brasiliense, known as Guanandi, is a heliophytic tree, and native to the American</div><div>continent and show great historic importance in Brazil. There is some information about insects</div><div>associated with this tree species, but very few specific records. The aim of this study was to describe</div><div>the occurrence and damage of a new Ambrosia beetle attacking Guanandi tree. In order to get</div><div>this information, pieces of attacked Guanandi branch were collected and kept under observation</div><div>for a period of 39 days. Adult beetles emerged from the timber were collected and measured.</div><div>Branch pieces were dissected to evaluate the damage caused by the Ambrosia beetle to the</div><div>wood. We collected 113 adult beetles, identified as Premnobius cavipennis, Eichhoff with a body</div><div>length ranging from 2.7 to 2.9 mm. The timber infested with P. cavipennis had tunnels (galleries) and</div><div>holes, with diameters ranging from 1.1 to 1.3 mm. Furthermore, we observed that the timber showed</div><div>stains around the galleries, which were caused by a fungus introduced by this beetle into the wood.</div><div>This study is the first record of attack and damage of P. cavipennis in the Guanandi tree.</div>}, number={1}, journal={Comunicata Scientiae}, author={Morais, Wagner Calixto de Castro and Souza, Maria Eunice Paula de and Anjos, Norivaldo dos}, year={2011}, month={Apr.}, pages={49–52} }