TY - JOUR
T1 - Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Dryophthorinae) on a hand of bananas in Greece
AU - Demetriou, Jakovos
AU - Koutsoukos, Evangelos
AU - Kazilas, Christos
AU - Kalaentzis, Konstantinos
AU - Georgiadis, Christos
N1 - Funding Information:
We are kindly thankful to Mr. Simos Paschalidis for the collection and provision of the specimen. We are also thankful to Mr. Yiannis Gavalas for his comments on the identification of the species and Dr. Dimitrios N Avtzis (Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Orga-nization Demeter) for his comments, suggestions, and corrections to the manuscript during the review process. Finally, we give many thanks to Dr. Vassili N. Kouvelis and Mrs. Alexandra M. Kortsinoglou for their assistance in identifying the fungus species. The APCs were covered by the Special Account for Research Grants of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - A dead individual of Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) was collected by a citizen scientist in Athens, Greece from a hand of imported bananas. The equatorial origin of the fruit as well as the extensive growth of a fungus on the specimen, both suggest an unintentional introduction as a contaminant. Nevertheless, this record highlights the valuable contribution of citizen scientists in the study of alien species. Although the species is not presently considered as established in the country, citizen-science initiatives in order to raise awareness and monitor its presence are ongoing.
AB - A dead individual of Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) was collected by a citizen scientist in Athens, Greece from a hand of imported bananas. The equatorial origin of the fruit as well as the extensive growth of a fungus on the specimen, both suggest an unintentional introduction as a contaminant. Nevertheless, this record highlights the valuable contribution of citizen scientists in the study of alien species. Although the species is not presently considered as established in the country, citizen-science initiatives in order to raise awareness and monitor its presence are ongoing.
KW - Alien species
KW - biological invasions
KW - citizen science
KW - contaminant
KW - Rhynchophorini
KW - West Indian Sugarcane Weevil
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U2 - 10.15560/19.1.127
DO - 10.15560/19.1.127
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85149751390
SN - 1809-127X
VL - 19
SP - 127
EP - 131
JO - Check List
JF - Check List
IS - 1
ER -