Alien spider beetles of Cyprus

🤓 A new study on the spider beetles (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) reports on a total of 77 species for the island. Out of these, 6 are endemic and can only be found on Cyprus while 12 species are presumed to be alien (non-native).

☑️ Specifically:
(1) Gibbium psylloides (Czenpinski, 1778): Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbium_psylloides
(2) Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792: Native to some undetermined tropical or subtropical area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasioderma_serricorne
(3) Mezium affine Boieldieu, 1856: Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezium_affine
(4) Nicobium castaneum (Olivier, 1790): Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobium_castaneum
(5) Niptus hololeucus (Falderman, 1836): Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spider_beetle
(6) Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859): Native to North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozognathus_cornutus
(7) Sphaericus gibboides (Boieldieu, 1854): Native to the Western Mediterranean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaericus_gibboides
(8) Stegobium paniceum (Linnaeus, 1758): Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugstore_beetle
(9) Ptinus fur (Linnaeus, 1758): Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptinus_fur
(10) Ptinus exulans Erichson, 1842: Native to Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptinus_exulans
(11) Ptinus latro Fabricius, 1775: Cryptogenic (i.e. of unknown origin).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptinus_latro
(12) Ptinus tectus Boieldieu, 1856: Native to Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptinus_tectus

⚠️ Although information regarding the impacts on native biodiversity and socioeconomic aspects of the majority of non-native species remains mostly unknown, L. serricorne and P. fur are recognized as pest on stored goods (i.e., books, skins, wool, tobacco, wheat).

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📖 Find our publication here: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5306.2.5
Zahradník P, Demetriou J (2023) A review of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) of Cyprus, including new faunistic records and the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5306 (2): 243-265. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5306.2.5

Publicado el junio 21, 2023 06:47 MAÑANA por jakovosdemetriou