Updating the distribution of the exotic agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in peninsular Spain

Authors

  • Adrián Martín-Taboada Biogeography, Diversity, and Conservation Research Team, Dept. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071, Málaga, Spain
  • Antonio Román Muñoz Biogeography, Diversity, and Conservation Research Team, Dept. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071, Málaga, Spain
  • Francisco Díaz-Ruiz Biogeography, Diversity, and Conservation Research Team, Dept. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071, Málaga, Spain
Keywords: Alien species; Biological invasion; Insects; Mediterranean; Pest

Abstract

Biological invasions are considered one of the main factors conditioning the loss of biodiversity on the planet. During the last decades an increase in the number of exotic/invasive species has been detected in Spain. This is the case of the agave weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus), an American coleoptera (Curculionidae family) specialized in plants of the families Agavaceae and Dracaenaceae. It was detected for the first time in Spain in Barcelona in 2007. Since then it has suffered a wide expansion throughout the Iberian Mediterranean arc. From the compilation of citations obtained from different databases, as well as others obtained by the authors, an update of the distribution of this species is presented for peninsular Spain. We also discussed its invasive potential.

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Published
31-05-2019
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Martín-Taboada, A., Román Muñoz, A., & Díaz-Ruiz, F. (2019). Updating the distribution of the exotic agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in peninsular Spain. Anales de Biología, (41), 49–53. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/414051
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