First record of Dinoderus (Dinoderastes) japonicus in Italy (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Dinoderus (Dinoderastes) japonicus, a species native of the Eastern Palaearctic, is reported for the first time from Italy on the basis of a female specimen collected in a beech forest (Veneto Region, Treviso Province, Foresta del Cansiglio). The possible establishment of this alien species in Italy is briefly discussed.

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First record of the alien exotic sap beetle Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Greece

ENTOMOLOGIA HELLENICA ◽

10.12681/eh.21323 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Konstantinos Kalaentzis ◽

Athanasios Mpamnaras ◽

Christos Kazilas

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Species Distribution ◽

First Record ◽

Photographic Material ◽

Sap Beetle ◽

Central Greece ◽

Ecological Implications ◽

First Time

The exotic sap beetle Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay, 1825) is recorded for the first time in Greece. In August 2018, a nitidulid beetle was found near Mt. Pelion of Central Greece. It was later identified as P. picta, a recent alien species in Europe, previously recorded from Spain, France, and Turkey. Photographic material and information on the species’ distribution, biology, and potential economic and ecological implications are presented and discussed.

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First record of the Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), in the Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4273 (3) ◽

pp. 431 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

DIEGO GALLEGO ◽

JOSÉ LUIS LENCINA ◽

HUGO MAS ◽

JULIA CEVERÓ ◽

MASSIMO FACCOLI

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Ambrosia Beetle ◽

Morphological Identification ◽

Asian Origin ◽

Mediterranean Regions ◽

First Time

The Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus, an alien species of Asian origin, was recorded for first time in the Iberian Peninsula. Many specimens were collected in October 2016 in the Valencia region (Spain) from infested carob trees. The species is included in the EPPO Alert List as causing serious damage in many Mediterranean regions. A key for the morphological identification of the Xylosandrus species occurring in Europe is also reported.

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A new species and notes on unusual natural history of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4410.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4410 (3) ◽

pp. 483 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽

GABRIELA PIRANI ◽

THIAGO GECHEL KLOSS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Urban Garden ◽

History Of ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

A new species of Cladochaeta Coquillett (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is described, C. caxiuana sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon, based on 10 male and 10 female specimens obtained from nymphs of Sphodroscarta trivirgata (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae). The female of Cladochaeta atlantica Pirani & Amorim, 2016 is described based on specimens reared from spider egg sacs of the spider Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Araneae: Theridiidae) obtained in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first record of this fly genus attacking a spider egg sac. The species Cladochaeta sororia (Williston, 1896) is recorded for the first time from Brazil, based on specimens collected in an urban garden in the Amazon. In addition, an unidentified female specimen of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 was obtained from the cocoon of a spider wasp of the genus Notocyphus Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae).

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Rediscovery of the hadal species Amblyops magnus Birstein & Tchindonova, 1958 (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae): first record from the Mariana Trench

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4402.1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4402 (1) ◽

pp. 42 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

QI KOU ◽

XINZHENG LI ◽

LISHENG HE ◽

YONG WANG

Keyword(s):

Deep Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Japan Trench ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Low Latitude ◽

Mariana Trench ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

The Third ◽

Challenger Deep ◽

First Time

The blind deep-sea mysid Amblyops magnus Birstein & Tchindonova, 1958 is recorded for the first time from the Mariana Trench based on an adult female specimen collected near the Challenger Deep at a depth of 6555 m. The specimen was described, illustrated and compared with the type description as well as with the materials previously collected from the Japan Trench. The mitochondrial COI barcode was also obtained from the specimen and submitted to GenBank. This is the third discovery of this rare species and significantly extends its geographic distribution range to the low latitude hadal zone.

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Sarnus rhomboidalis Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae) in Madagascar: new alien species for the island?

Zoosystematica Rossica ◽

10.31610/zsr/2017.26.1.139 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 139-143

Author(s):

V.M. Gnezdilov

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

First Record ◽

First Time

Sarnus rhomboidalis Fennah, 1965 is redescribed and recorded for the first time from Fianarantsoa Province of Madagascar which is the first record of Neotropical issid species from Madagascar.

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New alien taxa of the genus Cornus (Cornaceae) recorded in Lithuania and Latvia

Botanica ◽

10.35513/botlit.2021.2.6 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 160-169

Author(s):

Zigmantas Gudžinskas ◽

Lukas Petrulaitis

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

First Record ◽

Herbarium Specimen ◽

Dispersal Vectors ◽

Cornus Sericea ◽

The Future ◽

First Time

Plants of the genus Cornus are valued for their ornamental qualities, are often grown in gardens, parks, or other public plantings, and form various shelterbelts. This increases the likelihood that these bird-dispersed plants will escape from their sites. This paper provides information on the first record of C. mas in Lithuania in 2021 at two sites. This species is currently considered a casual alien species, but may become locally naturalised in the future. This study confirmed that C. sericea is widespread in Lithuania, and the oldest herbarium specimen of the species was collected in 1997. Cornus sericea, like C. alba, is naturalised and potentially invasive in Lithuania. The alien subspecies of C. sanguinea (C. sanguinea subsp. australis) was found for the first time in Lithuania and Latvia in 2018. Available data show that this subspecies is naturalised in both countries, and its abundance in some areas in Lithuania indicates that it may become an invasive plant. The paper discusses dispersal vectors, occupied habitats, and the potential for spreading three alien Cornus taxa.

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The occurrence of the parasitic amphipod Trischizostoma crosnieri Lowry & Stoddart, 1993 (Amphipoda: Amphilochidea: Lysianassida) in a methane seep site in the southeastern Pacific

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research ◽

10.3856/vol49-issue2-fulltext-2536 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 365-368

Author(s):

Jorge Pérez-Schultheiss ◽

Javier Sellanes

Keyword(s):

East Coast ◽

First Record ◽

The Philippines ◽

Methane Seep ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Southeastern Pacific ◽

Southeast Pacific ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship ◽

Seep Site

The genus Trischizostoma Boeck, 1861 is a cosmopolitan group of parasitic and symbiotic aristoidean amphipods whose distribution is poorly known, with scarce specimens reported principally from pelagic environments until 3655 m depth. In this note, Trischizostoma crosnieri Lowry & Stoddart,1993, a species described for the southwest Pacific, is recorded for the first time in the southeast Pacific. The species was known previously only from a female specimen, described from the Philippines, with two additional unpublished records from the east coast of Australia and Tasmania. The specimens studied herein were obtained at 874 m depth, 36 nm to the northwest of Concepción, Biobío Region, in a methane seep site. However, the relationship between this species with this particular habitat is still uncertain. The genus Trischizostoma has been cited for the Nazca and Salas y Gómez ridges; nevertheless, our finding constitutes the first record of a species at the continental margin off Chile, raising to four the known species of the genus for Chilean waters.

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First record of Thysanoplusia orichalcea in Hungary (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae)

Folia Entomologica Hungarica ◽

10.17112/foliaenthung.2019.80.287 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 80 ◽

pp. 287-291

Author(s):

Diána Balogh ◽

Balázs Tóth

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Central Europe ◽

First Record ◽

Female Specimen ◽

First Time ◽

Lepidoptera Noctuidae

One Thysanoplusia orichalcea female specimen was collected in Szakály, Tolna county, for the first time in Hungary. Occurrence of the species in Hungary is not unexpected, and it could repeatedly migrate to Central Europe in the next years due to climate change. With 3 figures.

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First record of the non-native green palpworm Marenzelleria viridis (Annelida: Spionidae) in the Clyde Estuary

10.37208/tgn27107 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 45-48

Author(s):

M. O’Reilly ◽

S. Nowacki

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

West Coast ◽

First Record ◽

The West ◽

Low Salinity ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Marenzelleria Viridis ◽

First Time

The non-native polychaete worm Marenzelleria viridis (Verrill, 1873) was found for the first time in the upper Clyde Estuary in 2016. This represents the first occurrence of this alien species on the west coast of Scotland. It appearsto be well established in low salinity waters at Govan Wharf where it dominated the biomass of riverbed infaunal invertebrates with densities of around 1,300 worms m-2.

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First record of the Diadem Leaf-Nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Andaman Islands, India with the possible occurrence of a hitherto unreported subspecies

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.2862.8.11.9316-9321 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 9316 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bhargavi Srinivasulu ◽

Aditya Srinivasulu ◽

Chelmala Srinivasulu ◽

Tauseef Hamid Dar ◽

Asad Gopi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

East Asian ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Andaman Islands ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Echolocation Calls ◽

Limestone Cave ◽

Cranial Measurements ◽

First Time ◽

Solitary Female

The Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) is recorded for the first time from the Andaman Islands, India. A solitary female specimen was collected on October 13, 2015 from a limestone cave on Baratang Island. Cranial measurements and other morphological characters indicate that the specimen differs from the endemic subspecies, the Nicobar Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis (Dobson, 1871), but compares favourably with the South-east Asian subspecies, Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872), in description, craniodental characters, and echolocation calls. This is the first record of Hipposideros diadema (E. Geoffroy, 1813) from Andaman Islands, and the subspecies Mason’s Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema masoni (Dobson, 1872) from India.

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