Invasive alien species in Switzerland - Schweizer ...

An inventory of alien species and their threat to biodiversity and economy in Switzerland FOEN 2006 90
Species
Habitat – life traits Origin Reference for Switzerland
Coccinellidae
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) Polyphagous predator (perhaps not yet established) East Asia Klausnitzer, 2004
Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant)
Colydiidae
Predator of scale insects, released and established
in Ticino
Australia C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Myrmecoxenus vaporariorum Guerin-
Meneville
Cryptophagidae
In greenhouses, manure, compost, etc. Unclear Lucht, 1987
Atomaria lewisi Reitter In decaying plant material East Asia Lucht, 1987
Caenoscelis subdeplanata Brisout de
Barneville
Cucujidae
In decaying wood and plant material North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) Stored products, mainly cereal grains Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Cryptolestes spartii (Curtis) Stored products Cosmopolitan C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Cryptolestes turcicus (Grouvelle)
Curculionidae
Domestic, on plant products Perhaps Turkey C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Pentarthrum huttoni Wollaston Decaying wood South-western Europe (native?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Sitophilus granarius (L.) Stored products India Lucht, 1987
Sitophilus oryzae (L.) Stored products Asia Lucht, 1987
Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
Dermestidae
Stored products Asia C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Anthrenus festivus Rosenhauer Domestic Mediterranean region C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Anthrenus flavipes LeConte Domestic, feeds on furnitures, fabrics, etc. Cosmopolitan (Mediterranean
region?)
C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Attagenus brunneus Faldermann Domestic Cosmopolitan (native?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Attagenus quadrimaculatus Kraatz Domestic Cosmopolitan (native?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Attagenus rossi Ganglbauer Domestic Cosmopolitan (native?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev Domestic Cosmopolitan (native?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Attagenus unicolor (Brahm) Domestic, feeds mainly on fabrics Africa Lucht, 1987
Dermester ater DeGeer Domestic, on animal products, fabrics, etc. Cosmopolitan (southern Europe?) C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Dermestes maculatus DeGeer Domestic, on animal products Cosmopolitan (North America?) Lucht, 1987
Dermestes peruvianus La Porte de C. Domestic, on animal products, fabrics, etc. Central and South America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Reesa vespulae (Milliron) Domestic and in museum collections North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Trogoderma angustum (Solier) Domestic and in museum collections South America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Trogoderma glabrum Herbst Domestic and in nests of solitary wasps Cosmopolitan (native?) Lucht, 1987
Trogoderma granarium Everts Stored products, especially cereals India C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Trogoderma versicolor (Creutzer)
Histeridae
Domestic and in museum collections Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Carcinops pumilio Erichson
Hydrophilidae
Predator on Diptera Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Cercyon laminatus Sharp In various humid environments East Asia Lucht, 1987
Cryptopleurum subtile Sharp
Languriidae
In various humid environments East Asia Lucht, 1987
Cryptophilus integer (Heer) On decaying plant material Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987