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Abstract
The Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Rhynchophorinae), is an invasive species that is originated from
Southeast Asia. During the last three decades, multiple introductions of RPW to the Middle
East, Europe and Caribbean (Island of Curacao, Netherland Antilles) have occurred and the
RPW is now a serious pest of many palm species. Considering the economic importance of
RPW, it is necessary to know the history of its invasion and to understand the relationships
between the different geographic populations.
The broad objective of this study was to perceive the spatial pattern in genetic
diversity of RPW recovered from different invaded countries and to determine the genetic
relationship between RPW and different members of Rhynchophorus spp.