First record of <i>Sphenophorus placidus vestitus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) in Cyprus-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First record of Sphenophorus placidus vestitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) in Cyprus

Published:2022-07-01 Issue:2 Volume:15 Page:72-75
ISSN:2732-656X
Container-title:Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
language:en
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Author:

Kakouris E.¹,Makris C.²,Demetriou J.³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment , 26 Louki Akrita, 1414 , Nicosia , Cyprus .

2. Ethnikis Antistaseos 21 , Lemesos , , Cyprus .

3. Section of Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biology , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , GR-157 84 Athens , Greece .

4. Joint Services Health Unit Cyprus , BFC RAF Akrotiri BFPO 57 , Akrotiri , Cyprus .

5. Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre , Acropoleos 2, Aglantzia , Nicosia , Cyprus .

Abstract

Summary The Nearctic weevil Sphenophorus placidus vestitus Chittenden, 1904, an alien pest which is known to infest turfgrasses is reported for the first time on the island of Cyprus. A single specimen was collected from Famagusta (Ammochostos), Protaras in 2012. The species distribution and possible economic impacts are shortly discussed. A checklist for the alien Dryophthorinae of Cyprus is presented.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/hppj-2022-0008

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