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This study was conducted for determining the pioneer sex of agave weevil on agave plants. Field experiments were made on plantations of Agave tequilana Weber var. Azul in Jalisco, and Agave angustifolia Haw. and Agave cupreata Trel. & Berger in Guerrero. It was found that both sexes were able to start colonizing agave host plants. Most of the females that colonized host plants were gravid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A list of wildlife species of Bruchidae and their host plants for the state of Morelos was performed. We recorded 25 bruchid species in 9 genera, the genus Acanthoscelides had the highest number of species with 48, followed by the genera Merobruchus, Sennius, and Amblycerus with 0 species each, and Zabrotes with 9 species. The family Leguminosae had the highest number with 58 host plants, the family Convolvulaceae ranked second with 8 species. The following plant species: Acacia mammifera Schltdl, Albizia adinocephala (Donn. SM.) BR. & Rose, Albizia guachapele (Kunth) Dugan, Bauhinia variegata L., Heliocarpus pallidus Rose, Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. Mimosa benthamii J.F. Macbr., Mimosa leptocarpa Rose, Mimosa orthocarpa Spruce ex Benth., Senna holwayana (Rose) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, are new records as host plants for the Bruchidae family. In relation to the biodiversity in this group in Mexico, with the information generated in this work, Morelos is currently in second place with 37. 2%, Oaxaca is the first place with 47.30%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]