Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878: a possible new pest of Italian entomological collections (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

oleh: Gianluca Nardi, Vincenzo Vomero

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Diterbitkan: University La Sapienza of Rome 2017-06-01

Deskripsi

The first infestation of an entomological collection in Italy by <em>Trogoderma</em> <em>variabile</em> Ballion, 1878 is recorded; it was detected in Rome in 2014. This record and another one from the Molise Region, are herein discussed. Distributional, biological and nomenclatural data on this polyphagous alien pest are summarized, and its possible local establishment is discussed.