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Alien species of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) found in Serbia, new to the Balkan Peninsula

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New alien species of aphids (Illinoia liriodendri (Monell), Wahlgreniella nervata (Gillete), Takecallis arundicolens (Clarke) and Tinocallis takachihoensis Higuchi) have been found for the first time in Serbia. These records are new for the Balkan Peninsula. Data of Ericaphis scammelli (Mason), species recently mentioned in Serbia, are also presented in the text. The species have been found during the last five years at four sites (Belgrade, Zemun, Mladenovac and Bojnik) on five cultivated plants. Ericaphis scammelli is a pest of blueberry and a vector of Blueberry scorch virus. The other four develop colonies on decorative plants: I. liriodendri has been found on Liriodendron tulipifera, W. nervata on Rosa sp., T. arundicolens on Pseudosasa japonica and T. takachihoensis on Ulmus x hollandica. The origin of three of the species (E. scammelli, I. liriodendri and W. nervata) is North America and two (T. arundicolens and T. takachihoensis) have come from East Asia. Their morphology, biology and the damage they inflict are discussed here, as well as their potential economic and environmental threat. Only parthenogenetic viviparous females of all 5 species have been collected. Their biology has not been studied enough in Europe and needs further examination. Original drawings of all species are presented.

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Acknowledgements

The research was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Project No. III 43001 – Agrobiodiversity and use of land in Serbia: an integrated assessment of biodiversity core group of arthropods and plants pathogens). We are grateful to Mrs. D. Smiljanić (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia), who made all the drawings.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Institute for Phytomedicine, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, Belgrade, Zemun, 11080, Serbia

    Olivera Petrović-Obradović, Andja Radonjić & Ivana Jovičić

  2. Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Andjeljko Petrović, Korana Kocić & Željko Tomanović

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Petrović-Obradović, O., Radonjić, A., Jovičić, I. et al. Alien species of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) found in Serbia, new to the Balkan Peninsula. Phytoparasitica 46, 653–660 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-018-0693-3

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