A key for the identification of Larvae of Anoplophora chinensis, Anoplophora glabripennis and Psacothea hilaris (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae) in Europe
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
A key for the identification of Larvae of Anoplophora chinensis, Anoplophora glabripennis and Psacothea hilaris (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae) in Europe / F. Pennacchio, G. Sabbatini Peverieri, C. Jucker, G. Allegro, P.F. Roversi. - In: REDIA. - ISSN 0370-4327. - 95(2012), pp. 57-65.
Abstract:
Anoplophora chinensi
s (Förster),
A. glabripennis
(Motschulsky) and
Psacothea hilaris
(Pascoe) (Coleoptera
Cerambycidae Lamiinae) are longhorned beetles native to the far eastern regions of Asia and were recently accidentally
introduced into Europe. The three exotic species are harmful insects to broadleaved plant species, and much attention is
being paid to prevent further introductions and spread in the European Union. Severe phytosanitary measures are applied
with the aim of eradicating outbreaks of the pests. Crucial for control is rapid identification of the longhorned species
during phytosanitary inspections, both in entry ports and in the rest of the territory of the European Union. Taxonomic
keys and descriptions of the adult morphology are available in the literature, but there are significant gaps in the taxonomy
of larval morphology, and thus molecular analyses are required. During monitoring activities, a practical morphological
taxonomic key would be a rapid and useful tool for species identification of the larvae. In the present work, a taxonomic
key provided with detailed morphological pictures is proposed for the identification of the larvae of the three exotic
species
A. chinensi
s,
A. glabripennis
and
P. hilaris
among the closely related species of the native fauna of Europe
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
F. Pennacchio, G. Sabbatini Peverieri, C. Jucker, G. Allegro, P.F. Roversi
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