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Issue: Vol. 3861 No. 3: 15 Sept. 2014
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-09-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.3.7
Page range: 297–300
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 2

First report of Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851) in Europe (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae)

Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, via di Lanciola 12⁄a, Cascine del Riccio, I-50125, Firenze, Italy.
Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, via di Lanciola 12⁄a, Cascine del Riccio, I-50125, Firenze, Italy.
Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, via di Lanciola 12⁄a, Cascine del Riccio, I-50125, Firenze, Italy.
Retired Ispector of Corpo Forestale dello Stato (State Forestry Corps), Via San Lorenzo 11, I-16030, Casarza Ligure, Genova, Italy
Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, via di Lanciola 12⁄a, Cascine del Riccio, I-50125, Firenze, Italy.
Institute of Agroenvironmental and Forest Biology, CNR - National Research Council of Italy, via Salaria 29.300, I-00015, Monterotondo Scalo (Roma), Italy.
Ricania speculum Fulgoromorpha Hemiptera Italy Europe

Abstract

Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae) is reported for the first time in Europe. Both nymphs and adults were observed from 2009 in several municipalities of Liguria (Italy). Since the species is extremely polyphagous and is a real pest for several crops in tropical and subtropical areas, the presence of this alien insect is noteworthy, representing a new possible threat for native species and human activities.