Biology:Aclees

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Aclees is genus of fig weevil.[1][2][3] Aclees taiwanensis has become an invasive species in many countries in Southern Europe, found in France in 1997 and again in Italy in 2005, where it threatens orchards and wild plants.[4]

Species

A total of 32[1] or 33 species[2] are currently recognized in the genus:

Origin

The genus was first named in France 1997 however instances of the weevil were first seen in Taiwan in 1933.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Aclees Schoenherr, C.J., 1835". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8HC5F. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Aclees". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1188295. 
  3. Meregalli, M.; Boriani, M.; Bollino, M.; Hsu, C.F. (2020). "Review of the species of Aclees described by Kȏno (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae)". Zootaxa 4768 (1): zootaxa-4768. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4768.1.10. PMID 33056541. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tani, Camilla; Conti, Barbara; Bedini, Stefano (February 23, 2023). "Biological Insights on the Invasive Fig Pest Aclees taiwanensis Kȏno, 1933 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Insects 14 (3): 223. doi:10.3390/insects14030223. PMID 36975908. 

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