OCCURRENCE OF SPECIES ANO VARIETIES OF CORALIOMELA JACOBSON (COLEOPTERA, CHRYSOMELIDAE) IN PALM TREE CROPS (EUTERPE EDULlS AND EUTERPE OLERACEA) (PALMAE) IN BRAZIL

This work reports, for the first time, the occurrence of Coralioniela aenoplagiata (Luc.), C. brunnea (Thunb.), C. brunnea var. nigripes (Guér.), C. brunnea var. vigorsi (Guér.) and C. quadrimaculata var. trinotata (Berg) feeding on Euterpe edulis Mart. and E. oleracea Mart. leaves, in Brazil. The morphological characterization and illustrations of the species and varieties collected are presented.

KEY WORDS:
Occurrence; species and varieties of Coraliomela; Euterpe edulis; Euterpe oleracea, Chrysomelidae; Palmae.