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The Modern Distribution and Biological Features of the Bean Beetle, Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) in the Eastern Black Sea Region

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The life cycle, trophic associations, distribution, and harmfulness of an invasive seed beetle species, Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) were studied in the Eastern Black Sea region. The larvae develop in seeds of Gleditsia triacanthos L. and Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch. The pest produces 2 or 3 generations per year and overwinters at the larval or adult stage. The infestation rate of Gleditsia seeds reached 94%, that of Gymnocladus seeds, 100%. The current range of M. dorsalis is continuous and covers the entire area of the honey locust introduction in Eurasia. The European populations of M. dorsalis must have arisen as a result of introduction with seeds, while the Middle Asian ones probably originated from immigrants from its native range. Since the Eurasian populations of M. dorsalis are already adapted to developing on G. triacanthos, introduction of this pest to North America would pose a threat to the natural forests with participation of Gleditsia and Gymnocladus dioicus.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are sincerely grateful to I.V. Shokhin and E.N. Terskov (Rostov-on-Don) for organizing field trips and help with material collection in southern Russia, to A.A. Khaustov (Tyumen) for help with identifying the mites, and to I.S. Levchenko (Amvrosievka), A.I. Gubin (Donetsk), A.A. Miroshnichenko (Amvrosievka), Ya.I. Ziganshina (Volnovakha), O.P. Ivanov (Gorlovka), A.V. Martynov (Kyiv), V.V. Martynov Jr. (Slavyansk), S.A. Prikhodko (Donetsk) and T.S. Tillaev (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) for help with material collection. We thank Dr. H. Kurota (Tokyo, Japan), Dr. R. Yus Ramos (Velez-Malaga, Spain), Dr. D. Ventura (Barcelona, Spain), Dr. A. Stojanova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), and Dr. Z. György (Budapest, Hungary) for help with finding the necessary literature, and Dr. K.-W. Anton (Emmendingen, Germany) for the emended data on the Asian distribution of M. dorsalis.

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Nikulina, T.V., Martynov, V.V. The Modern Distribution and Biological Features of the Bean Beetle, Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) in the Eastern Black Sea Region. Entmol. Rev. 102, 351–366 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873822030071

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