Update taxonomic checklist of insects associated with prosopis pallida (Humb. & bonpl. ex. wild.) kunth (fabaceae) from piura region, peru

Abstract

Prosopis pallida it is an important component for insect communities providing food as plant tissues, sap, nectar, pollen and/or also serving as a place of refuge and reproduction. A update taxonomic and commented checklist of insects associated with Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex. Wild.) Kunth from Piura region in Perú is presented based on collections of specimens and review of the material deposited in entomological collec-tions. 59 species are added and the identification of 40 genera and seven morphospecies previously cited is completed, with which the checklist is made up of 189 species, 175 genera, 84 families y 12 orders. The orders Coleoptera with 69 species, Hymenoptera with 36 species and families Coccinellidae and Formicidae with 11 and 10 species respectively are the most diverse, also it confirmed to Enallodiplosis discordis Gagné, 1994 attacking P. pallida trees in Perúvian territory. Of the total species recorder 68 are phytophagous, 16 are sap suc-kers, 49 are predators, 17 are parasitoids and 18 are pollinators. It is included for each species data collection and distribution by province and ecological landscape.