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Title	Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) hederaephilus sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), a pest of the English ivy cultivated in Mie Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

Book/Journal	Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology

Author	Hiraku Yoshitake Satoshi Miyahara Minoru Nishino Ken Suzuki

Edition		Volume	18	Number	(2)	Page	261-267

Publisher	The Japanese Society of Systematic Entomology
Publisher	The Japanese Society of Systematic Entomology

Year	2012	Month	11

ISBN		ISSN	1341-1160

URL	( https://sites.google.com/site/jjsystent )

Remarks	Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) hederaephilus Yoshitake, sp. nov., is described from Mie Prefecture, Central Honshu, Japan. In addition to general taxomonic information, DNA barcodes were provided from four individuals of the new species. This species occurred suddenly in a farm of ornamental plants in Mie Prefecture and caused serious damages to the English ivy, Hedera helix (Araliaceae). The larvae fed on roots while the the adults fed on leaves above ground. This species may not be native to Japan but an invasive species from the Philippines, though invation route of this species to the country is unclear.

Remarks

Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) hederaephilus Yoshitake, sp. nov., is described from Mie Prefecture, Central Honshu, Japan. In addition to general taxomonic information, DNA barcodes were provided from four individuals of the new species. This species occurred suddenly in a farm of ornamental plants in Mie Prefecture and caused serious damages to the English ivy, Hedera helix (Araliaceae). The larvae fed on roots while the the adults fed on leaves above ground. This species may not be native to Japan but an invasive species from the Philippines, though invation route of this species to the country is unclear.