The Lesser of Two Weevils: Molecular-Genetics of Pest Palm Weevil Populations Confirm Rhynchophorus vulneratus (Panzer 1798) as a Valid Species Distinct from R. ferrugineus (Olivier 1790), and Reveal the Global Extent of Both

• Paul F. Rugman-Jones ,

  * E-mail: paulrj@ucr.edu

  Affiliations Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

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• Christina D. Hoddle,

  Affiliations Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

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• Mark S. Hoddle,

  Affiliations Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

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• Richard Stouthamer

  Affiliations Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America, Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States of America

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