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Blastopsylla occidentalis

Taylor, 1985
Arthropoda » Hemiptera » Aphalaridae » Blastopsylla occidentalis
Blastopsylla occidentalis
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Ηabitat
I2 Parks
X11 Large parks
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

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Habitat detail

Limassol, Marina (Molos) (34.6750o N, 33.0475o E), alt. 0 m, 1♀, 20.V.2021, collected from Eucalyptus sp. trees in urban park by using a beating sheet, coll. J. Demetriou (Fig. 1A) (JSHU)

Limassol, Agia Zoni (34.6877°N, 33.0429°E), alt. 30 m, 15♀17♂, 02.IV.2022, reared from Eucalyptus sp. leaves collected in urban roadside, coll. E. Koutsoukos (ZMUA).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2021
Impacts
Unknown
Online resource
http://www.hemiptera-databases.com/psyllist?lang=en&card=name&id=410
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

Demetriou J, Koutsoukos E, Davranoglou L-R, Roy H, Spodek M, Martinou A (2022) First records of the alien Eucalyptus psyllids Blastopsylla occidentalis (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) from Cyprus and Platyobria biemani (Hemiptera, Aphalaridae) from Cyprus and continental Greece. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(1): 25-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.65.e82873

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Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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