Anisandrus maiche Kurentzov (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), an Asian species recently introduced and now widely established in Northern Italy
Enrico Ruzzier, Luciano Bani, Giacomo Cavaletto, Massimo Faccoli, Davide Rassati
Abstract
The present contribution reports the current distribution of the Asian scolytine beetle Anisandrus maiche Kurentzov (Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Xyleborini) in Italy. Previously, in the entire European Union, this species was known only from a single specimen collected in the Treviso province of Northeast Italy in 2021. The data presented here considerably increase the distributional range of A. maiche in Italy, and clearly show that this ambrosia beetle species is established and widespread in at least two northern Italian regions, namely Lombardy and Veneto.
Topics & Concepts
CurculionidaeInvasive speciesBiologyIntroduced speciesEcologyGeographyForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect and Pesticide ResearchPlant and Fungal Interactions Research