An update to the distribution of invasive Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Escherich in northern Europe, with an overview of other records of Estonian synanthropic bristletails (Insecta: Zygentoma)
Citation
Sammet K (2021). An update to the distribution of invasive Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Escherich in northern Europe, with an overview of other records of Estonian synanthropic bristletails (Insecta: Zygentoma). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e61848 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-17.Description
Previously, two species of Zygentoma have been reported from Estonia, both synanthropically. Ctenolepisma longicaudatum Escherich, 1905 is an invasive species that currently expands its range in Europe, but had no published records from the northern Baltic region.Ctenolepisma longicaudatum was first found in Estonia in 2018. It has currently several established populations in public buildings in Tartu, but has not been found in private households, nor in other places in Estonia. A brief overview of its invasion history in northern Europe is given.Taxonomic Coverages
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Kaarel Sammetoriginator
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Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tartu
EE
email: kaarel.sammet@gmail.com
Kaarel Sammet
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position: Mr
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tartu
EE
email: kaarel.sammet@gmail.com
Kaarel Sammet
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Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tartu
EE
email: kaarel.sammet@gmail.com