First record of Euplatypus parallelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in China

Authors

  • You Li School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-9542
  • Xiang Zhou Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
  • Shengchang Lai College of Agriculture, Jiangxi Agriculture University, Nanchang 330045, China
  • Tao Yin Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China,
  • Yingchao Ji Key Laboratory of Beijing for the Control of Forest Pests, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
  • Shuping Wang Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shanghai 200135, China
  • Jianguo Wang College of Agriculture, Jiangxi Agriculture University, Nanchang 330045, China,
  • Jiri Hulcr School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

Keywords:

wood borer, island, forest pest, invasive species, COI sequence

Abstract

Summary

Euplatypus parallelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a neotropical ambrosia beetle that that is rapidly spreading around the world. It has been recorded from over 80 host trees and is implicated as a primary pest attacking rubber trees and rosewood. Here, we report the first country record and successful establishment of the species in Hainan, China. Currently, E. parallelus does not appear to act as a destructive forest pest in Hainan.

 

Sumario

Euplatypus parallelus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) es un escarabajo de ambrosia Neotropical que se esta esparciendo rapidamente a escala global. Se ha reportado para más de 80 árboles hospederos, siendo una plaga primaria para árbole de caucho y madera rosa. Reportamos aquí el primer registro y establecimiento exitoso en Hainan, China. Actualmente, E. parallelus no parece ser una plaga forestal destructive en Hainan.


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Published

2018-04-24

Issue

Vol. 101, No. 1 (March 2018)

Section

Scientific Notes

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