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First records of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in the Iberian Peninsula: an expanding alien species?

Plant Pathologist and Consulting Arborist, Tossa de Mar, Spain
Department of Biology (Zoology), University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Department of Ecology, University of Alicante, Spain Sanidad Agrícola Econex S.L., Santomera, Spain
Coleoptera ambrosia beetles Xyleborini invasive species alien species Laurus nobilis Liquidambar styraciflua Girona Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Col.: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is an ambrosia beetle species native to subtropical Eastern Asia, with great concern due to its high invasive ability. This species has invaded 54 countries worldwide, including 4 European countries (Italy, France, Greece, and Spain); it was detected in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) in October 2019. In the present work, X. compactus is recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula (Girona province, NE Spain); specimens were collected in Banyoles (August 2020, attacking twigs of Laurus nobilis and Liquidambar styraciflua) and Platja d’Aro (October 2020, attacking twigs of L. nobilis). Up-to-date information is presented about its geographical distribution, host plants, biology, symptoms, associate damages, and the possible origin of this species in Europe.

 

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