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First report of the nipa palm hispid Octodonta nipae on queen palms in Cyprus

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In December 2009, numerous adults and larvae of the nipa palm hispid Octodonta nipae (Maulik) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) were found for the first time on the island of Cyprus, in unopened young leaves of Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman palm species. All infested palms of this species evinced serious decline with all young leaves showing signs of attack, but the beetles and larvae themselves were found only in fronds from the central shoot.

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We are grateful to Dr. Charles L. Staines, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, for his valuable comments and the information provided in completing this article.

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  1. Agricultural Research Institute, Plant Protection Section, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Vassilis A. Vassiliou

  2. Department of Agriculture, Plant Health and Quality Control Service, 1412, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Evanthis Kazantzis & Anthemis Melifronidou-Pantelidou

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Vassiliou, V.A., Kazantzis, E. & Melifronidou-Pantelidou, A. First report of the nipa palm hispid Octodonta nipae on queen palms in Cyprus. Phytoparasitica 39, 51–54 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-010-0128-2

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