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<p>The Nearctic weevil <italic>Sphenophorus placidus vestitus</italic> 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.</p>
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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.

First record of <italic>Sphenophorus placidus vestitus</italic> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) in Cyprus

Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Section of Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biology

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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First record of  (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) in Cyprus

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...

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

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 72 - 75

Received: Jun 18, 2021

Accepted: Mar 17, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2022-0008

Keywords
alien species, Eastern Mediterranean, island invasions, Rhynchophorini, Sphenophorina

© 2022 E. Kakouris et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 72 - 75

Received: Jun 18, 2021

Accepted: Mar 17, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2022-0008

Keywordsalien species, Eastern Mediterranean, island invasions, Rhynchophorini, Sphenophorina

© 2022 E. Kakouris et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
alien species, Eastern Mediterranean, island invasions, Rhynchophorini, Sphenophorina