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Finding of the Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in the Voronezh State Nature Reserve (Central Russia)

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A female of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heidemann, 1910) was found on a window of the main administrative building in the southeast of the forest area of the Voronezh State Nature Biosphere Reserve (compartment 541, central estate, 51°52′33″ N, 39°39′09″ E) on November 19, 2021. It is an actively spreading species native to North America, where it damages seed plantations of coniferous trees and shrubs, reducing significantly their seed productivity. This finding is the northernmost in the European part of Russia (the nearest location is 40 km to the south of the reserve, on the outskirts of Voronezh). This is probably the result of unintentional introduction by motor vehicle (there are three parking areas for tourist buses and cars of visitors next to the main administrative building of the reserve).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author is grateful to N.N. Vinokurov (Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk) for identifying the L. occidentalis specimen.

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The studies were carried out within the framework of the State Order on the topic “Chronicle of Nature” (implementation of state environmental monitoring), no. 051-00029-20-00.

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Emets, V.M. Finding of the Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in the Voronezh State Nature Reserve (Central Russia). Russ J Biol Invasions 14, 308–311 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075111723030050

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