The broad-headed bug Nemausus sordidatus spotted in Cyprus

🗺️ The broad-headed bug Nemausus sordidatus is distributed mainly across Africa and the Near East, known only from southern Spain, Portugal and Sicily in Europe. Whether this species is native or alien in Europe remains undetermined, although according to Davranoglou et al. (2021) it probably it has been probably introduced to Europe since (1) its host-plants Acacias are not native to the region, (2) individulas are found in man-made habitats and (3) all European records are quite recent.

🌳 Nemausus sordidatus prefers arid habitats, where it feeds on several Acacia species, such as Acacia saligna in southern Europe. This Acacia species is frequently cultivated as an ornamental plant and has become invasive in both disturbed and natural habitats. One female individual was collected from a house wall by Mr C. Makris. After 5 years, J. Demetriou reared sprecimens from Valchellia farnessiana close to the initial locality of collection, uncovering the species' host plant in Cyprus (Demetriou unpubl.).

📖 Find out more about the species here: https://tinyurl.com/yeyn4u44

Davranoglou L-R, Cheiladakis N, Makris C (2021) First record of the broad-headed bug Nemausus sordidatus(Stål, 1858) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Alydidae) from Greece and Cyprus. Israel Journal of Entomology 51: 1-6. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4661939

Publicado el enero 26, 2023 07:54 MAÑANA por jakovosdemetriou jakovosdemetriou

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