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Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe

Abstract. Invasive bark beetles are posing a major threat to forest resources around the world. DAISIE’s web-based and printed databases of invasive species in Europe provide an incomplete and misleading picture of the alien scolytines and platypodines. We present a review of the alien bark beetle f...

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Autores principales: R. Kirkendall, Lawrence, Faccoli, Massimo
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594183
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.56.529
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description Abstract. Invasive bark beetles are posing a major threat to forest resources around the world. DAISIE’s web-based and printed databases of invasive species in Europe provide an incomplete and misleading picture of the alien scolytines and platypodines. We present a review of the alien bark beetle fauna of Europe based on primary literature through 2009. We find that there are 18 Scolytinae and one Platypodinae species apparently established in Europe, from 14 different genera. Seventeen species are naturalized. We argue that Trypodendron laeve, commonly considered alien in Europe, is a native species; conversely, we hypothesize that Xyleborus pfeilii, which has always been treated as indigenous, is an alien species from Asia. We also point out the possibility that the Asian larch bark beetle Ips subelongatus is established in European Russia. We show that there has been a marked acceleration in the rate of new introductions to Europe, as is also happening in North America: seven alien species were first recorded in the last decade. We present information on the biology, origins, and distributions of the alien species. All but four are polyphagous, and 11 are inbreeders: two traits which increase invasiveness. Eleven species are native to Asia, six to the Americas, and one is from the Canary Islands. The Mediterranean is especially favorable for invasives, hosting a large proportion of the aliens (9/19). Italy, France and Spain have the largest numbers of alien species (14, 10 and 7, respectively). We point out that the low numbers for at least some countries is likely due to under-reporting. Finally, we discuss the difficulties associated with identifying newly invasive species. Lack of good illustrations and keys hinder identification, particularly for species coming from Asia and Oceania.
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spelling pubmed-30883242011-05-18 Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe R. Kirkendall, Lawrence Faccoli, Massimo Zookeys Article Abstract. Invasive bark beetles are posing a major threat to forest resources around the world. DAISIE’s web-based and printed databases of invasive species in Europe provide an incomplete and misleading picture of the alien scolytines and platypodines. We present a review of the alien bark beetle fauna of Europe based on primary literature through 2009. We find that there are 18 Scolytinae and one Platypodinae species apparently established in Europe, from 14 different genera. Seventeen species are naturalized. We argue that Trypodendron laeve, commonly considered alien in Europe, is a native species; conversely, we hypothesize that Xyleborus pfeilii, which has always been treated as indigenous, is an alien species from Asia. We also point out the possibility that the Asian larch bark beetle Ips subelongatus is established in European Russia. We show that there has been a marked acceleration in the rate of new introductions to Europe, as is also happening in North America: seven alien species were first recorded in the last decade. We present information on the biology, origins, and distributions of the alien species. All but four are polyphagous, and 11 are inbreeders: two traits which increase invasiveness. Eleven species are native to Asia, six to the Americas, and one is from the Canary Islands. The Mediterranean is especially favorable for invasives, hosting a large proportion of the aliens (9/19). Italy, France and Spain have the largest numbers of alien species (14, 10 and 7, respectively). We point out that the low numbers for at least some countries is likely due to under-reporting. Finally, we discuss the difficulties associated with identifying newly invasive species. Lack of good illustrations and keys hinder identification, particularly for species coming from Asia and Oceania. Pensoft Publishers 2010-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC3088324/ /pubmed/21594183 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.56.529 Text en L.R. Kirkendall, M. Faccoli http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title_full Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title_fullStr Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title_full_unstemmed Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title_short Bark beetles and pinhole borers (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Platypodinae) alien to Europe
title_sort bark beetles and pinhole borers (curculionidae, scolytinae, platypodinae) alien to europe
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594183
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.56.529
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