20.500.12556/DKUM-88628 First records of seed beetles Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhræus, 1839) and M. tonkineus (Pic, 1904) from three Balkan countries Asian seed beetles of the genus Megabruchidius have been recorded recently in many European countries. Our contribution serves to formally report the first records of M. dorsalis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania and the first record of M. tonkineus in Montenegro, all found in 2021. Both species develop inside the hard seeds of the ornamental tree Gleditsia triacanthos. Mature G. triacanthos pods were collected from the ground in urban parks of Nikšić and Podgorica (Montenegro) and Tirana (Albania) in July 2021, and Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in August 2021. Fully developed beetles were recorded after two weeks. Megabruchidius dorsalis emerged from the pods collected in all locations, while M. tonkineus was reared only from the pods collected in Podgorica. Because in Podgorica both species were found in the same pods, this also represents confirmation that in some locations these species do co-exist. Overall, M. dorsalis was more widespread and abundant. alien species invasive species range expansion Gleditsia triacanthos Europe true true true Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Članek v reviji 2024-05-17 03:17:55 2024-09-25 11:49:30 2024-09-26 03:12:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 str. 101-109 iss. 1 Vol. 11 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2021-09-03 2021-12-15 2022-01-10 595.76 98892035 10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.12 2242-1300 RAZ_Sipek_Mirjana_2022.pdf RAZ_Sipek_Mirjana_2022.pdf 1 F9C53F47ECFD3CB0C69584D116DF3443 f54ed57e625cc6100ad9ba1cee33a1263772c3f2742aa888117158fc5b1c32ab d8d44880-7b22-11ef-b03d-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=185860 https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.11 0 113641c2-7b23-11ef-b03d-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=185861 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0