Ahasverus advena (Waltl, 1836)

Polish name: Tułacz przybysz English name: Foreign grain beetle

Arthropoda > Insecta > Coleoptera > Silvanidae

Life form: Insect

Biology

Diet: Herbivorous

Sex dimorphism: Not specified

Native range

(division into regions according to Balon 2000 and IHO 23)

Species distribution

Distribution in Poland

Physiographic units (Kondracki 2001)

Species distribution

Earliest introductions/records

Status

Status in Poland: Naturalized and expanding

Control in Poland Species is successfully controlled.

Local dispersal after introduction to Poland: Active spreading without human help

Impact

Invaded habitats:

  • Agricultural buildings (not isolated)
  • Household waste and landfill sites
  • Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Invasiveness in Poland: Potentially invasive

Mechanism of impact:

  • Economic
    Scale of impact: Small. Affected taxon: not applicable (Class: not applicable)

Impact outcome:

  • Agricultural
    Scale of impact: Small.
  • Agricultural
    Scale of impact: Serious.

Introduction

References

  • Booth R.G., Cox M.L., Madge R.B. 1990. The guides to insects of importance to man. 3. Coleoptera. Intern. Inst. of Entomol. The Nat. Hist. Mus. Cambridge
  • Burakowski B., Mroczkowski M., Stefańska J. 1992. Katalog fauny Polski. Chrząszcze (Coleoptera). Ryjkowcowate prócz ryjkowców - Curculionidea prócz Curculionidae 23. Dział Wydawnictw Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN. Warszawa
  • Mroczkowski M., Stefańska J. 1991. Coleoptera - Chrząszcze. W: Razowski J. Wykaz zwierząt Polski. III: 7-198. Krakow. Wyd. Zool.