EPPO Global Database

Epitrix cucumeris(EPIXCU)

Distribution details in New Caledonia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Absent, pest no longer present
References
* Bieńkowski AO, Orlova-Bienkowskaja MJ (2017) World checklist of flea-beetles of the genus Epitrix (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa 4268(4), 523-540.
------ in 1945 E. cucumeris was detected in New Caledonia. The introduction may have taken place during World War II, for the specimens were collected during that time. Whether the species has become established on New Caledonia is an unanswered question (Samuelson, 1973)