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Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus

(Schaeffer, 1907)
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Chrysomelidae » Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus
Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus
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Ηabitat
X10 Mixed landscapes
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2007
Impacts
Negative

"In Cyprus, there are records that Leucaena was introduced into the island about 25 years ago as a valuable fodder plant and that this plant species was extensively cultivated in many areas, such as Limassol, Protaras (Famagusta district), Potami and Anayia (Nicosia district), and other areas in order to be given as fodder shrub to horses [...]. After few years of intensive feeding by horses it was found that the last were suffering from hair loss, attributing this to poisonous substances contained in Leucaena foliage and affecting horses´ health, in general. After this incidence, its cultivation was discontinued. Nowadays L. leucocephala can be found individually in an altitude of 0 to 500m in agricultural areas, coastland, natural and planted forests, and in urban areas (across roads, pavements, parks etc). Species has been used as a biological control agent against this tree which is considered as invasive" (Vassiliou and Papadoulis 2008).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Seed contaminant – Seed
References

Vassiliou VA, Papadoulis G (2008) First record of Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Schaeffer) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Cyprus. Entomologia Hellenica 17: 52–55. https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11616

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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