First record of the seed beetle Bruchidius siliquastri (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) from Greece

By

Gastouniotis, Georgios
Boulas, Athanasios
Gastouniotis, Panagiotis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

67

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

65--70

Subjects

Cercis siliquastrum , Chrysomelidae , invasive species , seed beetles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e110398

 

Abstract

Bruchidius 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.