Mille C., Rigault Frédéric, Cazères S., Jourdan Hervé. (2016). Recent spread of the sida leafbeetle, Calligrapha pantherina Stal, 1859 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in New Caledonia. Check List : the Journal of Biodiversity Data, 12 (1), 1837 [5 p.]. ISSN 1809-127X.
Titre du document
Recent spread of the sida leafbeetle, Calligrapha pantherina Stal, 1859 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in New Caledonia
Année de publication
2016
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Mille C., Rigault Frédéric, Cazères S., Jourdan Hervé
Source
Check List : the Journal of Biodiversity Data, 2016,
12 (1), 1837 [5 p.] ISSN 1809-127X
We report the recent arrival and subsequent spread of the Sida Leafbeetle, Calligrapha pantherina Stal, 1859, in the archipelago of New Caledonia. The species seems to have a rapid spread as it is now recorded all along the west coast and also have spread to the Loyalty Islands. The first specimen was caught in November 2012. This is a biocontrol agent which was introduced in the Pacific Region against invasive Malvaceae (Sida spp.). This accidental arrival would help to control the alien weed, Sida acuta Burm. f., in New Caledonia. But this establishment raises some questions about potential threats on the two endemic New Caledonian Sida species. We also discuss this arrival and subsequent installation in the context of global change and biosecurity issues, particularly in such a biodiversity hotspot.
