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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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Main Authors: Landi, Lucas, Braccini, Celina Laura, Knížek, Milos, Pereyra, Vanina Antonella, Marvaldi, Adriana Elena
Format: info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Florida Entomological Society 2019
Subjects:
Coleoptera
Identificación
Populus
Distribución Geográfica
Argentina
Identification
Geographical Distribution
Escarabajo
Euwallacea interjectus
Álamo
Beetles
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5529
https://journals.flvc.org/flaent/article/view/106300
https://doi.org/10.1653/024.102.0141
Summary: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.

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