@article{fdi:010069012, title = {{R}ecent spread of the sida leafbeetle, {C}alligrapha pantherina {S}tal, 1859 ({C}oleoptera: {C}hrysomelidae: {C}hrysomelinae) in {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{M}ille, {C}. and {R}igault, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {C}az{\`e}res, {S}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e}}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e report the recent arrival and subsequent spread of the {S}ida {L}eafbeetle, {C}alligrapha pantherina {S}tal, 1859, in the archipelago of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}he species seems to have a rapid spread as it is now recorded all along the west coast and also have spread to the {L}oyalty {I}slands. {T}he first specimen was caught in {N}ovember 2012. {T}his is a biocontrol agent which was introduced in the {P}acific {R}egion against invasive {M}alvaceae ({S}ida spp.). {T}his accidental arrival would help to control the alien weed, {S}ida acuta {B}urm. f., in {N}ew {C}aledonia. {B}ut this establishment raises some questions about potential threats on the two endemic {N}ew {C}aledonian {S}ida species. {W}e also discuss this arrival and subsequent installation in the context of global change and biosecurity issues, particularly in such a biodiversity hotspot.}, keywords = {{ILE} ; {INVASION} ; {INSECTE} ; {ESPECE} {ALLOGENE} ; {INTRODUCTION} {D}'{ESPECES} ; {LUTTE} {ANTIADVENTICE} ; {CONSEQUENCE} {ECOLOGIQUE} ; {SURVEILLANCE} ; {INVASION} {BIOLOGIQUE} ; {BIODIVERSITE} ; {IMPACT} {SUR} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {BIOSECURITE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}heck {L}ist : the {J}ournal of {B}iodiversity {D}ata}, volume = {12}, numero = {1}, pages = {1837 [5 ]}, ISSN = {1809-127{X}}, year = {2016}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069012}, }