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Host‐plant range expansion to Gymnocladus dioica by an introduced seed predatory beetle Megabruchidius dorsalis
Entomological Science ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-12-13 , DOI: 10.1111/ens.12393 Zoltán GYÖRGY 1 , Midori TUDA 2, 3
Entomological Science ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-12-13 , DOI: 10.1111/ens.12393 Zoltán GYÖRGY 1 , Midori TUDA 2, 3
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A seed predatory beetle, Megabruchidius dorsalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) native to the Oriental region was first found to utilize a North American Gymnocladus dioica (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) in its introduced area in Central Europe. A maximum of three adult exit holes were found on a single seed. Host‐plants of the bruchine beetle have been reviewed from its native and introduced regions, including a host record of Gleditsia fera from Taiwan. Our review indicated the beetle's strict oligophagy on caesalpinioid Gleditsia species. On the contrary, our finding suggests that the beetle's host‐range extends to the caesalpinioid Umtiza clade. On the plant side, this study provides a counterexample to the enemy release hypothesis that predicts fewer predators/parasites in an organism's range of introduction than in their native range; Gy. dioica is attacked by the seed predator in its introduced region, whereas in its native range it is free from seed predators.
更新日期：2019-12-13
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