Author/Authors :
GAGIĆ SERDAR, Renata Institute of Forestry, Serbia , MIHAJLOVIĆ, Ljubodrag Faculty of forestry, Serbia , PODUŠKA, Zoran Institute of Forestry, Serbia , ĐORĐEVIĆ, Ilija Institute of Forestry, Serbia , ČEŠLJAR, Goran Institute of Forestry, Serbia , BILIBAJKIĆ, Svetlana Institute of Forestry, Serbia , STEFANOVIĆ, Tomislav Institute of Forestry, Serbia , MILOSAVLJEVIĆ, Marija Institute of Forestry, Serbia , NEVENIĆ, Radovan Institute of Forestry, Serbia
Abstract :
Three species of genera Bruchidius and one from Megabruchidiusas n. sp. are established in Republic of Serbia during studies from 2012 to 2014. These seed-beetles larvae develop in seeds within pods of five woody legumes, a widely grown species of ornamental trees and shrubs in Serbia. Several recent reports reveal that this species are well established in France, Hungary, and Bulgaria. The relationships of this new species are investigated using both morphological data and idioecological analyses. Our results indicate that this species is likely related to a mostly Paleotropical group, including members of genera Bruchidius, Megabruchidius and Acanthoscellides. Hypotheses on the geographic origin of this new species for Serbian entomafauna have beenalso discussed.
Keywords :
Bruchinae , invasion , Leguminosae , seed predators , Serbia
