G. it. Ent., 12 (55): 249-260
May 2009
Review of the biology and host plants of twenty-six species of
Tmesisternus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
mainly from Papua New Guinea
by
TREVOR J. HAWKESWOOD
Abstract - The biology and host plants of 24 species and 2 unidentified species of the genus Tmesisternus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) mainly from Papua New Guinea are reviewed. Data for most species are rather limited. The beetles appear, at least in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, to be of generally minor to non-economic importance.
