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Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Gyllenhal, 1838
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Dryophthoridae » Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Common name (English)
Sisal weevil; Agave weevil
Common name (Greek)
Σκαθάρι της Αγαύης
Ηabitat
J2.43 Greenhouse

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2013
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

Vassilliou V, Kitsis P (2015) First record of the sisal weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus, in Cyprus. Entomologia Hellenica 24: 22–26. https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11542

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