Morphological and molecular identification of the invasive Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and its South American range extending Into Argentina and Uruguay

The occurrence of the exotic “granulate ambrosia beetle” Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) in Argentina and Uruguay is reported for the first time, documenting expansion in South America. Morphological characters are provided to allow distinction of this species from other similar ambrosia bee...

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Main Authors: Landi, Lucas, Gómez, Demian, Braccini, Celina Laura, Pereyra, Vanina Antonella, Smith, Sarah M., Marvaldi, Adriana Elena
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1666
https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/110/3/344/3063921?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/sax032

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