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4 > Insects – Insecta 89<br />
Tab. 4.1 > Established <strong>alien</strong> Insects <strong>in</strong> <strong>Switzerland</strong>: Coleoptera.<br />
Species Habitat – life traits Orig<strong>in</strong> Reference for <strong>Switzerland</strong><br />
COLEOPTERA<br />
Anobiidae<br />
Lasioderma serricorne (F.) Stored products, especially tobacco Tropics and subtropics C.Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Stegobium paniceum (L.) Stored products, very polyphagous Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987<br />
Oligomerus ptil<strong>in</strong>oides (Wollaston) Feeds on wood products Mediterranean region, possibly C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
native<br />
Anthicidae<br />
Stricticomus tobias Marseul Feeds on rotten plant tissue Asia M<strong>in</strong>or, Central Asia, India C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Apionidae<br />
Alocentron curvirostre (Gyllenhal) In stems of Alcea rosea L. Asia, Middle East C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Aspidapion validum (Germar) In fruits of Alcea rosea Asia, Middle East C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Rhopalapion longirostre (Olivier) In seeds of Alcea rosea Asia, Middle East C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Bostrichidae<br />
Rhyzoperta dom<strong>in</strong>ica (F.) Stored products, ma<strong>in</strong>ly cereals Tropics and subtropics C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Bruchidae<br />
Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) In legum<strong>in</strong>ous seeds, ma<strong>in</strong>ly beans South and Central America Lucht, 1987<br />
Acanthoscelides pallidipennis (Motschulsky) In seeds of Amorpha fruticosa North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Bruchus pisorum (L.) In peas North America or Near East Lucht, 1987<br />
Callosobruchus ch<strong>in</strong>ensis (L.) In legum<strong>in</strong>ous seeds East Asia C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Buprestidae<br />
Agrilus guer<strong>in</strong>i Lacordaire Xylophagous, on Salix Eastern Europe, Russia? Barbalat and Wermel<strong>in</strong>ger,<br />
1996<br />
Carabidae<br />
Perigona nigriceps (Dejean) Predator, <strong>in</strong> various environments South Asia Lucht, 1987<br />
Cerambycidae<br />
Gracilia m<strong>in</strong>uta (F.) Xylophagous, polyphagous, often found <strong>in</strong> wicker Mediterranean region Lucht, 1987<br />
Nathrius brevipennis (Mulsant) Xylophagous, polyphagous, often found <strong>in</strong> wicker Mediterranean region Lucht, 1987<br />
Neoclytus acum<strong>in</strong>atus (F) Xylophagous, on Frax<strong>in</strong>us, Tic<strong>in</strong>o North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Phymatodes lividus (Rossi) Xylophagous, on broadleaved trees Mediterranean region C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Xylotrechus stebb<strong>in</strong>gi Gahan Xylophagous, polyphagous, on aspen <strong>in</strong> Tic<strong>in</strong>o Himalayas C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
Cerylonidae<br />
Murmidius ovalis (Beck) Stored products, especially mouldy cereals, hay, Cosmopolitan C. Besuchet, pers. comm.<br />
etc.<br />
Chrysomelidae<br />
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte Pest on Maize, root feeder, Tic<strong>in</strong>o Mexico, Central America Mario et al., 2001<br />
Lept<strong>in</strong>otarsa deceml<strong>in</strong>eata (Say) Defoliator, pest on Solanaceae North America Lucht, 1987<br />
Cleridae<br />
Korynetes caeruleus (De Geer) Predator on anobiids <strong>in</strong> wood Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987<br />
Necrobia ruficollis (F.) Domestic, <strong>in</strong>sect predator Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987<br />
Necrobia rufipes (De Geer) Domestic, <strong>in</strong> stored products, also predator Tropics, subtropics Lucht, 1987<br />
Necrobia violacea (L.) Ma<strong>in</strong>ly domestic, also on cadavers Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987<br />
Tarsostenus univittatus (Rossi) Predator <strong>in</strong> wood, found <strong>in</strong> Genève only Cosmopolitan C. Besuchet, pers. comm.