Fruit and seed predators determine plant populations dynamics and community structure of tropical forests. Its impact can have drastic consequences on the development of plants and their ability to reproduce. Among the main causes of damage to fruits, and seeds, Coleoptera of the Curculionidae and Bruchidae families and other groups of beetles stand out. The research was carried out in the Metropolitan Natural Park (PNM), considered as the "lung of the City of Panama" which has deciduous trees that reach up to 36 m in height and an average annual temperature of 28° C. The work consisted of collecting samples of fruits and seeds of all plant species encountered in the fruiting condition in the park from August 2015 to July 2016. Additionally, flower buds of Anacardium excelsum L. attacked by two species of Anthonomus Germar, 1817 were also included in the analyses. A total of 797 beetles were collected from 3091 samples (seeds, fruits, flower buds) reared at environmental conditions. The Curculionidae and Bruchidae families presented the highest abundance of individuals and species richness. One species of Hypothenemus Westwood, 1836 (Scolytinae), was the most abundant within the Curculionidae family and in the Bruchidae family one species of Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 1905. Tree species such as Oenocarpus mapora H. Karst. 1857 and Guazuma ulmifolia Lam presented higher predation of their fruits or seeds. On average only 5% of dissected seeds were predated across 32 host plant species. In total, 31 genera of beetles were reared from flower buds, seeds, and fruits of 17 plant species. Host-specificity was moderated, with 47% of flower bud, fruit and seed predator genera associated with just one plant species. Sixty one percent of the coleopterans were collected in the dry season (December to March).

水果和种子的天敌决定着热带森林植物种群的动态和群落结构。它的影响可能对植物的发育及其繁殖能力产生严重影响。在破坏水果和种子的主要原因中，Curculionidae和Bruchidae家族的鞘翅目以及其他甲虫类尤为突出。这项研究是在大都会自然公园（PNM）中进行的，该自然公园被认为是“巴拿马城的肺”，其中落叶树的高度高达36 m，年平均气温为28°C。收集2015年8月至2016年7月在该公园结果条件下遇到的所有植物物种的水果和种子的样本。此外，Anacardium excelsum L.的花蕾受到两种植物的侵袭分析中还包括1817年的Anthonomus Germar。从在环境条件下饲养的3091个样品（种子，水果，花蕾）中总共收集了797株甲虫。Curculionidae和Bruchidae家族的个体和物种丰富度最高。Hypothenemus Westwood，1836年的一种物种（Scolytinae），在Curculionidae科和Bruchidae家族中是最丰富的一种，Acanthoscelides Schilsky，1905年。树种如Oenocarpus mapora H. Karst。1857年和《Guazuma ulmifolia》林氏对它们的果实​​或种子的捕食更高。平均而言，在32种寄主植物中，只有5％的种子被捕食。总共从17种植物的花蕾，种子和果实中饲养了31属甲虫。宿主特异性得到缓和，花蕾，果实和种子捕食者属的47％仅与一种植物相关。在干旱季节（12月至3月）收集了61％的鞘翅目。