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Issue: Vol. 4273 No. 3: 6 Jun. 2017
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-06-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.7
Page range: 431–434
Abstract views: 136
PDF downloaded: 4

First record of the Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), in the Iberian Peninsula

Department of Ecology, University of Alicante, Spain. 2Sanidad Agrícola Econex S.L., Spain.
Forest Health Laboratory, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain.
Forest Health Laboratory, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain.
Forest Health Laboratory, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain.
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Italy.
Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae

Abstract

The Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus, an alien species of Asian origin, was recorded for first time in the Iberian Peninsula. Many specimens were collected in October 2016 in the Valencia region (Spain) from infested carob trees. The species is included in the EPPO Alert List as causing serious damage in many Mediterranean regions. A key for the morphological identification of the Xylosandrus species occurring in Europe is also reported.

 

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