Stator limbatus
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"5 specimens; Paphos, Konia; 34.7885o N; 32.4527o E; alt. 165 m; 02 March 2021; E. Koliarou and J. Demetriou leg., A. Delobel det., collected dead from sealed D. regia seedpods in house garden; despite the large number of individuals only 5 specimens were collected. • 1 specimen; Paphos, Chloraka, Melanos; 34.7920o N; 32.4073o E; alt. 75 m; 07 January 2022; J. Demetriou leg.; A. Delobel det.; collected from ornamental Ficus microcarpa L.f. 1782, in rolled-up leaf infested by Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmermann, 1900) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae); • 1 specimen; Akrotiri UK Sovereign Base Area, Akrotiri marsh; 34.6268o N; 32.9393o E; alt. 0 m; 10 March 2021; J. Demetriou leg., A. Delobel det.; collected from Eucalyptus sp. leaves and flowers using a beat-sheet" (Demetriou et al. 2022).
Alien:
Bred from ornamental Delonix regia seedpod, no impact on plant (Demetriou et al. 2022).
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
Demetriou J, Kakiopoulos G, Háva J, Martinou A, Delobel A (2022) First record of the alien seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) from Cyprus. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(1): 37-43. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.65.e81350