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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.

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