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First report of Epichrysocharis burwelli in Europe, a new invasive gall wasp atacking eucalypts

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Abstract

Epichrysocharis burwelli (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was detected in Portugal, infesting the leaves of lemon-scented gum, Corymbia citriodora (Myrtaceae), in four out of seven sampled locations, along Tagus river, between the region of Lisbon and Castelo Branco. This is the first record of this alien gall wasp in Europe and in the Palaearctic region. An unidentified species of Closterocerus, which is not known from Europe, was found parasitizing the larvae of E. burwelli.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. Christer Hansen (Museum of Biology, Lund, Sweden) for the identification of Closterocerus sp. Thanks are also due to Ivone Neves and Clara Araújo (Altri-Florestal), Francisco Delgado, Paula Soares, Pedro Nunes (ISA, ULisboa), Hugo Gonçalves (Universidade Estadual do Espírito Santo, Brazil), and Cristina Oliveira for their help in the field survey and lab work, as well as to reviewers for their comments and suggestions. This work was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) through the Doctoral Programme SUSFOR - Sustainable Forests and Products PD/00157/2012 and Project UID/AGR/00239/2013.

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  1. Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Carlos Franco, André Garcia & Manuela Branco

  2. Centro de Estudos Florestais (CEF), ISA, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal

    José Carlos Franco, André Garcia & Manuela Branco

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Franco, J.C., Garcia, A. & Branco, M. First report of Epichrysocharis burwelli in Europe, a new invasive gall wasp atacking eucalypts. Phytoparasitica 44, 443–446 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-016-0539-9

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