New Record of A Harmful Invasive Alien Species in Anhui——Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus(the red palm weevil),originally from South Asia and Melanesia in the Western Pacific mainly damaging Palmaceae plants,is a harmful invasive alien insect species and one of the key quarantine organisms in China.This harmful alien insect had never been reportedly distributed in Anhui before.In this paper,a report was made on an adult specimen of Rhynchoph-orus ferrugineus collected for the first time on 19 June 2024 in Washan State-owned Forest Farm of Quanjiao County,Chuzhou City,to-gether with the morphological descriptions and images of the specimen,which indicated that this harmful invasive insect species had al-ready distributed in Anhui Province.
Rhynchophorus ferrugineusInvasive alien speciesAnhui Province
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