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First record of the invasive Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae) in Europe



Authors: Ruzzier Enrico, Martinez-Munoz Carlos A

Publisher: MAGNOLIA PRESS

Publication year: 2021

Journal: Zootaxa

Journal name in source: ZOOTAXA

Journal acronym: ZOOTAXA

Volume: 4908

Issue: 1

First page : 147

Last page: 150

Number of pages: 4

ISSN: 1175-5326

eISSN: 1175-5334

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.11

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/53333733


Abstract

The lagriid beetle Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781), an invasive species of African origin, is recorded for the first time in Europe. A single specimen was found in November 2020 in Turku (Finland) inside a box of table grapes from a local supermarket. This species, included in the EPPO Global Database and in the CABI Invasive Species Compendium, is widely recognized as a significant pest of crops


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