EPPO Global Database

Scyphophorus acupunctatus(SCYPIN)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 066 (2006): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2002/046) : found on Beaucarnea recurvata as a glasshouse incursion.

EPPO Reporting Service (2008/179) : found outdoor on Agave americana in parks and gardens in the city of Catania, Sicilia, surveys will be carried out.

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/149) : Basilicata (2013), Puglia (2014), Lazio (2014), Toscana (2015), Liguria (2016). In Liguria, the pest occurs along the Ligurian Riviera in natural and semi-natural environments. It is also found in botanical gardens harbouring important collections of Agavaceaea (e.g. in the Hanbury Botanical Gardens where a containement programme is being implemented).
References
* Boero F, Mariotti M, Zappa E, Ferrari S, Monroy F (2021) Lignes directrices pour la mise en place d'un plan de gestion du charançon noir dans le Jardin Botanique Hanbury. Les Rencontres de Thuret - Invasions biologiques végétales et animales en Méditerranée (Antibes, FR, 2021-09-29/30). INRAE. p. 27. https://www.lifesamfix.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Livret-des-re%CC%81sume%CC%81s.pdf

* Colombo M (2000) Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Prima segnalazione per l'Italia. Bolletino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie II, 32(2), 165-170.

* Forum Entomologi Italiani. http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/search.php

* Longo S (2007) [Sexual dimorphism differences between adult populations of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus and Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Sicilia]. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie II, 39(1), 45-50 (in Italian).

* Longo S (2008) [Morphological and biological remarks on the Agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Cucurlionidae) in Sicilia]. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, Serie II, 40(1), 45-50 (in Italian).

* Monroy F, Von Schweinichen P, Boero F, Mariotti M, Zappa E, Ferracini C (2021) Caractéristiques du cycle biologique du charançon noir de l'agave Scyphophorus acupunctatus dans la zone d'invasion méditerranéenne. Invasions biologiques végétales et animales en Méditerranée. Les Rencontres de Thuret - Invasions biologiques végétales et animales en Méditerranée (Antibes, FR, 2021-09-29/30). INRAE. p. 33-34. https://www.lifesamfix.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Livret-des-re%CC%81sume%CC%81s.pdf

* Personal communication with Elena Zappa. Hanbury Botanical Gardens. Università degli Studi di Genova (2022-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Present, no details view...
France Present, few occurrences view...