Timarcha turbida Erichson, 1841 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): new artichoke pest in Tunisia

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2024年2月21日

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Asma Cherif,
José Miguel Vela,
Ibtissam Saidani,
Manel Bouhadida-Mhadhbi,
Kaouthar Grissa-Lebdi

摘要

The present paper highlighted the occurrence of Timarcha turbida (Erichson 1841) as an artichoke pest for the first time in Tunisian crops. In fact, Timarcha was never be reported previously to develop on a Compositae (Asteraceae) host plant. Here, larva and adult stages of the pest are described and host plants affinities in genus Timarcha are discussed.