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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 1: 25 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.9
Page range: 143-150
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First record of the non-native Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford) and further findings of other Xyleborini (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) recently recorded in Slovenia

Slovenian Forestry Institute; Večna pot 2; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia; Biotechnical faculty; University of Ljubljana; Jamnikarjeva ulica 101; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia
Slovenian Forestry Institute; Večna pot 2; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia; Biotechnical faculty; University of Ljubljana; Jamnikarjeva ulica 101; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia
Slovenian Forestry Institute; Večna pot 2; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia; Biotechnical faculty; University of Ljubljana; Jamnikarjeva ulica 101; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia
Slovenian Forestry Institute; Večna pot 2; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia
Department of Agronomy; Food; Natural Resources; Animals and the Environment; University of Padua; Viale dell’Università; 16; 35020 Legnaro (PD); Italy
Slovenian Forestry Institute; Večna pot 2; SI-1000 Ljubljana; Slovenia; Biotechnical faculty; University of Ljubljana
Coleoptera ambrosia beetles biological invasions forest invasive alien species surveys trapping

Abstract

Ambrosia beetles of the subfamily Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) have successfully invaded many parts of the world and are increasingly being introduced to new areas, primarily through international trade. The number of non-native species recorded in Slovenia is also increasing. During the national survey of quarantine species in 2024, a new non-native scolytine beetle, Cnestus mutilatus, was recorded for the first time in Slovenia. Two specimens were trapped at Radmožanci, a location in northeastern Slovenia. New data on two other species recently recorded in Slovenia, Anisandrus maiche and Xylosandrus compactus, are also presented.

 

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How to Cite

Hauptman, T., Capuder, L., Devetak, Z., Groot, M.D., Faccoli, M. & Piškur, B. (2025) First record of the non-native Cnestus mutilatus (Blandford) and further findings of other Xyleborini (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) recently recorded in Slovenia. Zootaxa, 5653 (1), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.1.9