Ecology of Stator dissimilis Johnson & Kingsolver (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Seeds of Lepechinia (Lamiaceae) A New Host Genus for Bruchines, with an Ecological Comparison to Other Species of Stator

Abstract Lepechinia caulescens (Ortega) Epling (Lamiaceae) is reported as a new host plant for the bruchine Stator dissimilis Johnson & Kingsolver. Stator dissimilis and its host seeds are discussed and illustrated; also some ecological comparisons are made with other species in the genus Stator. Oviposition guilds in the genus Stator are briefly discussed.