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Further evidence of the Asian mud‐daubing wasps in Europe (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
Author(s) -
ĆETKOVIĆ Aleksandar,
RADOVIĆ Ivica,
ÐOROVIĆ Ljiljana
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2004.00067.x
Subject(s) - sphecidae , hymenoptera , biology , montenegro , balkan peninsula , range (aeronautics) , peninsula , ecology , zoology , geography , regional science , materials science , composite material
We report the further south‐eastward range extension of the invasive Asian mud‐daubing wasp, Sceliphron curvatum (Smith), initially introduced into Austria in the late 1970s. We document its presence in the central Balkan Peninsula from 1997 onwards, and we discuss the circumstances and course of its recent expansion in the area. We also report the first finding of another Asian species, Sceliphron deforme (Smith), in Europe, and we consider various aspects of this case, given the possibility that the record from southern Montenegro represents a successful introduction.