NEW DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PERILLUS BIOCULATUS (HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE): FIRST RECORDS FROM CROATIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, NORTH MACEDONIA, GEORGIA, AND ARMENIA

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Sebastian Ćato
Marko Doboš
Tin Škugor
Olli Pihlajamaa
Artem Muradkhanyan

Abstract

Perillus bioculatus, a stink bug native to North America, was occasionally introduced to Europe in the early 20th century as a control agent against the potato pest Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Efforts were made to establish it, but it was not observed in the wild or considered naturalized until recent decades. In this paper, P. bioculatus is reported for the first time from five countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Georgia, and Armenia. Individuals were usually observed in the fall in gardens on potato plants while feasting on Colorado potato beetles, or near houses. Details about the new findings are presented, and the origin and further spread of the species are shortly discussed.

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Ćato, S., Doboš, M., Škugor, T., Pihlajamaa, O., & Muradkhanyan, A. (2024). NEW DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PERILLUS BIOCULATUS (HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMIDAE): FIRST RECORDS FROM CROATIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, NORTH MACEDONIA, GEORGIA, AND ARMENIA. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14186012
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