Two species of adventive weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Europe,hitherto unrecorded from New Zealand |
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| Authors: | SDJ Brown BIP Barratt |
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| Institution: | 1. Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand;2. AgResearch Lincoln, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealandsam.brown@lincoln.ac.nz;4. Department of Botany, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;5. AgResearch Invermay, Mosgiel, New Zealand;6. Better Border Biosecurity (B3), New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Two curculionid weevils, Orthochaetes setiger (Beck, 1817) and Exomias pellucidus (Boheman, 1834) are recorded in New Zealand for the first time. The former has a wide distribution through the eastern South Island, while the latter has so far only been located in a single suburban garden in Dunedin. Both species are polyphagous and flightless. Although neither is expected to cause notable economic damage, their potential to invade native ecosystems makes them worthy of further investigation. |
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| Keywords: | first record identification invasive species New Zealand parthenogenesis weevils |
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