First records of <em>Phradonoma cercyonoides</em> and <em>Reesa vespulae</em> (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Megatomini) in Greece

Evangelos Koutsoukos; Jakovos Demetriou; Jiří Háva

Authors

Evangelos Koutsoukos Section of Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Museum of Zoology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece. Ε-mail: vag18000@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-2715
Jakovos Demetriou Section of Ecology and Systematics, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Museum of Zoology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece. Ε-mail: jakovosdemetriou@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-7109
Jiří Háva Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Strnady 136, CZ-156 00 Praha 5 – Zbraslav, Czech Republic. Ε-mail: jh.dermestidae@volny.cz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-9538

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Dermestidae, beetles, carpet beetles, alien species, invasive species

Abstract

Phradonoma cercyonoides Reitter, 1887 and Reesa vespulae (Milliron, 1939) (Megatominae: Megatomini) are reported for the first time from Greece. Distribution, invasiveness and status of both species are discussed. Phradonoma cercyonoides is tentatively suggested as alien to the country. An updated list of the non-native Dermestidae of Greece is provided, supplementing our knowledge on the alien Dermestidae of Europe.

ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗ

Τα κολεόπτερα Phradonoma cercyonoides Reitter, 1887 και Reesa vespulae (Milliron, 1939) (Megatominae: Megatomini) καταγράφονται για πρώτη φορά στην Ελλάδα. Η εξάπλωσή, εισβλητικότητα και η κατάσταση και των δύο ειδών συζητούνται. Παρατίθεται μια ενημερωμένη λίστα των μη-ιθαγενών Dermestidae της Ελλάδας, συμπληρώνοντας τις γνώσεις μας για τα ξενικά Dermestidae της Ευρώπης.

ΛΕΞΕΙΣ ΚΛΕΙΔΙΑ: Κολεόπτερα, Dermestidae, ξενικά είδη, μη-ιθαγενή είδη.

To cite: Koutsoukos, E., Demetriou, J. & Háva, J. 2021. First records of Phradonoma cercyonoides and Reesa vespulae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Megatomini) in Greece. Israel Journal of Entomology 51: 67–72.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5063023

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