FIRST REGISTRATION OF ZELUS RENARDII KOLENATI, 1857(HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: REDUVIIDAE) IN BELARUS

Authors

  • A. O. Lukashuk State Environmental Institution “Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve”, 3 Tsentralnaya Str., 211188 Domzheritsy, Lepel distr., Vitebsk reg., the Republic of Belarus Автор
  • O. A. Naiman Scientific-Practical Centre for Biological Resources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 27 Akademicheskaya Str., 220072 Minsk, the Republic of Belarus Автор
  • A. V. Kulak Scientific-Practical Centre for Biological Resources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 27 Akademicheskaya Str., 220072 Minsk, the Republic of Belarus Автор

Keywords:

fauna; Heteroptera; Reduviidae; Zelus renardii; biological invasions; Belarus

Abstract

In the course of studying the materials on true bugs Heteroptera, collected on the territory of the Republic of Belarus in 2021, one alien species of assassin bugs (Reduviidae) was identified: Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857. The native habitat of the species is located in North America and at present the species expands its area, including Eurasia.
Z. renardii was discovered by one of the authors in a chain store on imported grapes in November 2021. This accidental find is most likely the result of an unintentional delivery by man with imported agricultural products, probably
from southern Europe or Turkey. The possibilities of naturalization of Z. renardii under the conditions of the Republic of Belarus, taking into account its biological and ecological characteristics, are being discussed. To monitor biological invasions of invertebrates in our country, it would be useful to conduct reconnaissance surveys of their species range
in retail chains, in storage and on the adjacent territories.

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Published

2022-03-01

Issue

Выпуск 11. Март 2022 года

Section

БИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ НАУКИ Общая биология

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