First record of the Zigzag elm sawfly Aproceros leucopoda (Hymenoptera: Argidae) in Greece

Tsikas and Karanikola 2024 pdf
Published: Nov 9, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.37849
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Alien species defoliator pest first record Ulmus spp. Greece Thrace
Angelos Tsikas
Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-5135
Paraskevi Karanikola
Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace
Abstract

The Zigzag elm sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939 (Hymenoptera, Argidae) is a defoliator of elm trees of Asian origin recently introduced into Europe. In this publication, A. leucopoda is recorded in Greece from Xanthi, constituting the first record of this alien species to the country. The presented locality is the southernmost point of its hitherto known distribution in Europe.

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