The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2014, Volume 60 Issue 3
| Year : | 2014 |
| Volume : | 60 |
| Issue : | 3 |
| Authors : | Renata GAGIĆ SERDAR, Ljubodrag MIHAJLOVIĆ, Zoran PODUŠKA, Ilija ÐORÐEVIĆ, Goran ČEŠLJAR, Svetlana BILIBAJKIĆ, Tomislav STEFANOVIĆ, Marija MILOSAVLJEVIĆ, Radov |
| Title : | SEED PREDATION IN LEGUMINOUS TREES AND SHRUBS: NEW INVASIVESEED BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: BRUCHINAE) TO THE SERBIAN FAUNA |
| Abstract : | Three species of genera Bruchidius and one from Megabruchidiusas n. sp. are established in Republic of Serbia during studies from 2012 to 2014. These seed-beetles larvae develop in seeds within pods of five woody legumes, a widely grown species of ornamental trees and shrubs in Serbia. Several recent reports reveal that this species are well established in France, Hungary, and Bulgaria. The relationships of this new species are investigated using both morphological data and idioecological analyses. Our results indicate that this species is likely related to a mostly Paleotropical group, including members of genera Bruchidius, Megabruchidius and Acanthoscellides. Hypotheses on the geographic origin of this new species for Serbian entomafauna have beenalso discussed. |
| For citation : | Renata GAGIĆ SERDAR, Ljubodrag MIHAJLOVIĆ, Zoran PODUŠKA, Ilija ÐORÐEVIĆ, Goran ČEŠLJAR, Svetlana BILIBAJKIĆ, Tomislav STEFANOVIĆ, Marija MILOSAVLJEVIĆ, Radovan NEVENIĆ (2014): SEED PREDATION IN LEGUMINOUS TREES AND SHRUBS: NEW INVASIVESEED BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: BRUCHINAE) TO THE SERBIAN FAUNA. Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 60 Issue 3: 163-174. |
| Keywords : | Bruchinae, invasion, Leguminosae, seed predators, Serbia |
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