Primera cita a Europa d'un pregadéus d'origen americà, Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896 (Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae)

Authors

  • Diego Fernández-Henarejos Jiménez
  • Xavier Santaeufemia

Abstract

In this paper an American Mantidae (Brunneria borealis Scudder, 1896) is reported for the first time in the European continent. This species was found in a place near the city of Barcelona (Catalonia, Iberian Peninsula). This Finding represents the first documented case of an alien Mantidae in all the European Continent. In this paper we give some hypothesis that try to explain how its introduction in Europe from America could have been, and in addition, some other ways of introduction are discussed and discarded. The incidence of Brunneria borealis in the ecosystem and the interaction with the native Mantidae is also discussed.

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Published

2017-02-28

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Vol. 80 : 2017

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