FIRST RECORD OF THE PIT-PROP BEETLE HEXARTHRUM EXIGUUM (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) IN TURKEY

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2011
Authors:H. H. Cebeci, Hellrigl, K., Whitehead, P. F.
Journal:Florida Entomologist
Volume:94
Pagination:404-406
Date Published:Sep
:0015-4040
:Hexarthrum exiguum
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The pit-prop beetle, Hexarthrum exiguum (Boheman), is reported for the first time from Turkey where a population was found colonizing skirting boards (baseboards) in Istanbul. The feeding of adults and larvae caused the skirting boards to disintegrate.

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