A serious pest alert for Turkey: a newly introduced invasive longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Authors

  • Hamit Ayberk Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Entomology and Protection, 34473 Istanbul, Turkey
  • Huseyin Ozdikmen Gazi University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
  • Huseyin Cebeci Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Entomology and Protection, 34473 Istanbul, Turkey

Keywords:

Anoplophora glabripennis, pest, alert, new record, Turkey

Abstract

Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, 1854, an extremely damaging pest originating in Asia, is recorded the first time as a new genus and species for the Turkish longhorned woodborer beetle fauna.

 

Se registra por primera vez Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, 1854, una plaga muy perjudicial originaria de Asia, como un nuevo género y especie para la fauna de escarabajos de cuernos largos barrenadores de madera en Turquía.

 

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Vol. 97, No. 4 (December 2014)

Section

Scientific Notes

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