The Discovery of an Alfalfa Weevil (Hypera brunneipennis Boheman) in Arizona

1 February 1940

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology

Vol. 33 (1) , 119-121
https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/33.1.119

Abstract

H. brunneipennis, probably new to the Western Hemisphere, was discovered at Yuma, Arizona, in April, 1939. Host plants are fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum); alfalfa, sour clover (Melilotus indica), and bur clover (M. hispida).