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Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp, 1886) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae): A New Invasive Species of Seed Beetles in the Fauna of Russia

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Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp, 1886) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) is a new invasive East Palearctic species of seed beetles to the fauna of the Crimea and Russia was emerged in November 2017 from the seeds of Albizia julibrissin Durazzini, 1772 and A. kalkora (Roxburgh) Prain, 1897, that were collected in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. B. terrenus is a monophagous species: larvae develop in the seeds of silk trees (Albizia Durazzini, 1772). The infestation levels of the seeds of A. julibrissin and A. kalkora were 45 and 78%, respectively. The species is monovoltine; emergence of imagoes was observed in November–December. The overwintering stage is imago.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to the staff of the Department of Dendrology of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, National Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, for assistance in excursions organizing and identifying plants of the genus Albizia.This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 16-14-10031.

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    V. V. Martynov, A. I. Gubin & T. V. Nikulina

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Martynov, V.V., Gubin, A.I. & Nikulina, T.V. Bruchidius terrenus (Sharp, 1886) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae): A New Invasive Species of Seed Beetles in the Fauna of Russia. Russ J Biol Invasions 9, 237–240 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111718030104

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