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

2018

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.

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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First record of Tamarix meyeri (Tamaricaceae) for western Europe

2012

Abstract Field investigations and herbaria reference work carried out in Italy and Spain allowed us to identify wild and cultivated plants of Tamarix meyeri, a new species from western Europe. This small tree is characterized by tetramerous, rarely pentamerous flowers and a paralophic disk.

Cultivated plant taxonomybiologyEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaTamarixPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationHerbariumGeographyWestern europeBotanyDistribution Ecology Herbaria Tamarix meyeri Tamaricaceae western EuropeTamaricaceaeEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
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Nuovi ospiti di Inonotus tamaricis (Hymenochaetaceae) in Sicilia

2010

L’autore segnala T. arborea var. arborea, T. africana var. fluminensis e T. rosea quali nuovi ospiti di Inonotus tamaricis, agente di carie bianca. Si tratta di tamerici coltivate e spontanee, ampiamente diffuse nel territorio, che vegetano in condizioni precarie e di stress principalmente a causa di interventi di potatura poco razionali e del forte inquinamento.

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaInonotus Sicily Tamarix
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