First record of the beekeeping pest Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) for Honduras
- Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (also known as the small hive beetle), an important pest in apiaries, is reported from Honduras for the first time, new country record. The precise distribution in the country is unknown, and no damage related to it has been observed. Photographs are provided to aid in its identification. Differentiation of A. tumida from Aethina villosa Reitter and Aethina quadrata Sharp, which also occur in Honduras, is provided. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DAF12C6A-0F8C-4151-9C4D-F191CCC4032F
| Author: | Jesus OrozcoORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-732068 |
| ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
| ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta Mundi |
| Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (1049) |
| Publisher: | Flora & Fauna Publ. |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2024/05/03 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2024/05/03 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2024/05/04 |
| Tag: | Apis mellifera; Sap beetle; apiaries; pest |
| Volume: | 2024 |
| Issue: | article 1049 |
| Article Number: | 1049 |
| Page Number: | 6 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 3 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |
