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New Mediterranean records of Trabutina mannipara (Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1829) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae)

G. Lo VerdeGiuliano Cerasa

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0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climatePotential impactZoologyTrabutina manniparaPlant ScienceBiologybiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesHemipteraCoccomorpha Pseudococcidae scale insect TamarixSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataInsect ScienceMediterranean areaNatural enemies010606 plant biology & botany

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The occurrence of Trabutina mannipara (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1829) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) is reported for the first time at Linosa (Pelagian Islands, Sicily Channel, Italy) and Libya. T. mannipara was approved by USA authorities for release as biocontrol agents against invasive saltcedars. The potential impact of this species, that in the Mediterranean area showed to be occasionally invasive, is discussed.

10.1007/s12600-018-0676-4http://hdl.handle.net/10447/349500