Short communication, Note

https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2022.31.30

Additional records of Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhræus, 1839) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) in Zagreb, Croatia

Eva Horvat orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-7287 ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Mirjana Šipek orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-902X ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Nina Šajna orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-5424 ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

Abstract

In this paper, we report two new locations of the alien invasive seed beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis in Zagreb, Croatia. Additionally, we confirm for the second time the presence of M. dorsalis at one location in the same city. All beetles were reared from mature Gleditsia triacanthos pods collected from the ground (three locations) and from trees (one location). These records contribute to the knowledge of the distribution of M. dorsalis in Europe.

Keywords

new locations; seed beetle; Gleditsia triacanthos; Europe; alien species; range expansion; coexistence

Hrčak ID:

288562

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/288562

Publication date:

30.12.2022.

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