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Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin, 1927 in Italy (Coleoptera: Ptilodactylidae)

Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”, Strada Mantova, 29, I-46045 Marmirolo (MN), Italy.
c/o Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”, Strada Mantova, 29, I-46045 Marmirolo (MN), Italy.
Honorary Curator for life, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria”, Via Brigata Liguria 9, I-16121 Genova, Italy.
Coleoptera alien species urban fauna greenhouses

Abstract

Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin, 1927 is a subcosmopolitan synanthropic species introduced to Europe with tropical ornamental plants. It is here firstly recorded from central Italy (Tuscany region), and its Italian chronogeonemy (1940–2016) is summarized. Most records come from the Genoa province (Northern Italy, Liguria region), where this species was repeatedly collected in the period 1940–1999.

 

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