A newly detected exotic ambrosia beetle in Argentina: Euwallacea interjectus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

An exotic species of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) of Asian origin has been detected recently in Argentina. Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) has been collected infesting cultivated poplars in the Paraná Delta region. Identification was based on morphology and on DNA seque...

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Autores principales: Landi, Lucas, Braccini, Celina Laura, Knížek, Milos, Pereyra, Vanina Antonella, Marvaldi, Adriana Elena
Formato: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Florida Entomological Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5529
https://journals.flvc.org/flaent/article/view/106300
https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0141
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Sumario:An exotic species of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) of Asian origin has been detected recently in Argentina. Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) has been collected infesting cultivated poplars in the Paraná Delta region. Identification was based on morphology and on DNA sequences of the COI gene. This finding adds to the increasing number of recent introductions of exotic ambrosia beetles into South America.