Invasive species of seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Slovakia

Abstract

Four invasive species from the subfamily Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) that are pest on alien trees, have been recorded in Slovakia: Megabruchidius tonkineus, Megabruchidius dorsalis, Bruchidius siliquastri and Acanthoscelides pallidipennis. The East Palaearctic seed-beetle Bruchidius terrenus is recorded for the first time to the Slovak fauna. His larvae infest mature seeds of mimosa Albizia julibrissin (Fabaceae).

Keywords

Bruchidius terrenus, new for Slovakia

Fulltext

Invázne druhy zrniarok (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) na Slovensku