FIRST RECORD OF EDIBLE LARVAE OF RHINOSTOMUS BARBIROSTRIS (FABRICIUS, 1775) (COLEOPTERA: DRYOPHTHORIDAE) ON OENOCARPUS BATAUA MART. IN THE STATE OF ACRE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Dagmar Mercado Soares Author
  • Evandro José Linhares Ferreira Author
  • Fernanda Grazielly Soares Lima Author
  • Adalberto Hipólito de Sousa Author
  • Guaracy Barbosa dos Santos Maia Author
  • William Ferreira Alves Author
  • Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto Author
  • Anselmo Fortunato Ruiz Rodriguez Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/arev7n11-395

Keywords:

Edible Insects, Coleoptera, Arecaceae, Southwestern Amazon

Abstract

This study presents the first record of edible larvae of Rhinostomus barbirostris on the Oenocarpus bataua palm tree in Acre, Brazil. The record was made in the native forest of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (RESEX) in the municipality of Epitaciolândia. The larval record expands knowledge about the distribution of the species in the southwestern Amazonia and represents the first step toward future research focused on their bioprospecting.

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2025-11-30

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SOARES, Dagmar Mercado; FERREIRA, Evandro José Linhares; LIMA, Fernanda Grazielly Soares; DE SOUSA, Adalberto Hipólito; MAIA, Guaracy Barbosa dos Santos; ALVES, William Ferreira; COSTA NETO, Eraldo Medeiros; RODRIGUEZ, Anselmo Fortunato Ruiz. FIRST RECORD OF EDIBLE LARVAE OF RHINOSTOMUS BARBIROSTRIS (FABRICIUS, 1775) (COLEOPTERA: DRYOPHTHORIDAE) ON OENOCARPUS BATAUA MART. IN THE STATE OF ACRE, BRAZIL. ARACÊ , [S. l.], v. 7, n. 11, p. e10575, 2025. DOI: 10.56238/arev7n11-395. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/arace/article/view/10575. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.