title: [Genitalia of three species of Heilipus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that damage avocado fruits (Persea americana Mill.) in Mexico and Costa Rica].
abstract: The male and female genitaliae of three species of the genus Heilipus Germar (H. lauri Boheman, H. pittieri Barber and H. trifasciatus Fabricius) that damage avocado fruits (Persea americana Mill.) in Mexico and Costa Rica are described and illustrated. The aedeagus, spiculum gastrale, styli of 8th sternite are different in each one of the three species studied and can be used for specific identification.
authors.affiliation: Colegio de Posgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Carretera México-Texcoco Montecillo Edo de México, Mexico.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castañeda-Vildózola
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valdez-Carrasco
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Equihua-Martínez
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: González-Hernández
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero-Nápoles
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Solís-Aguilar
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Alarcón
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D027421:Persea / Q000469:parasitology*; D048889:Weevils / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*