FIRST RECORD OF THE PIT-PROP BEETLE HEXARTHRUM EXIGUUM (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN TURKEY

Cebeci H. H. , Hellrigl K., Whitehead P. F.

FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST, cilt.94, sa.3, ss.404-406, 2011 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 94 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1653/024.094.0304
  • Dergi Adı: FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.404-406

Özet

The pit-prop beetle, Hexarthrum exiguum (Boheman), is reported for the first time from Turkey where a population was found colonizing skirting boards (baseboards) in Istanbul. The feeding of adults and larvae caused the skirting boards to disintegrate.