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First record of the seed beetle Bruchidius siliquastri (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) from Greece
No full textBruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007, a chrysomelid species presumably of East Asian origin, is recorded for the first time in Greece. It is regarded as an invasive species in Europe that feeds on the seeds of Cercis siliquastrum L. (Fabaceae). The species distribution and ecology are briefly discussed. An additional record of Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp 1886) in Greece is also provided. Copyright Gastouniotis, Boulas & Gastouniotis. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
First record of the seed beetle Bruchidius siliquastri (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) from Greece
Get PDFBruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007, a chrysomelid species presumably of East Asian origin, is recorded for the first time in Greece. It is regarded as an invasive species in Europe that feeds on the seeds of Cercis siliquastrum L. (Fabaceae). The species distribution and ecology are briefly discussed. An additional record of Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp 1886) in Greece is also provided
