The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia

This paper provides the first record of the large brown cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) in Slovakia. This cicada species is native to Japan, Korea and China. An adult and several exuviae were found near the city of Martin, in Vrútky and Dražkovce in August 2022. The nymphs wer...

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Main Authors: Kollár Ján, Janský Vladimír, Donoval Ľuboš
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Published: Sciendo 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0005
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Donoval Ľuboš
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description This paper provides the first record of the large brown cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) in Slovakia. This cicada species is native to Japan, Korea and China. An adult and several exuviae were found near the city of Martin, in Vrútky and Dražkovce in August 2022. The nymphs were introduced to Slovakia with white pine (Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc.), imported in pots from the Czech Republic. The pine trees were originally purchased in Japan, where G. nigrofuscata is one of the most common cicada species. The nymphs had been developing at the locations in Slovakia for about 5 years. Based on the number of exuviae, it can be assumed that the population was large enough for the cicadas to produce a new generation. Many potted plants from Japan are popular trees, and many companies buy them directly in Japan, so it is possible that the cicada G. nigrofuscata will gradually start to appear more often in the European region.
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spelling doaj-art-bdfa1853399147afb02fdef69cff89782025-02-10T13:25:45ZengSciendoFolia Oecologica1338-70142025-01-01521424710.2478/foecol-2025-0005The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in SlovakiaKollár Ján0Janský Vladimír1Donoval Ľuboš2Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tulipánová 7, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaSlovak National Museum – Natural History Museum, Vajanského nábr. 2, P. O. Box 13, 810 06 Bratislava 16, SlovakiaIdea-bonsaj, Záhonok 7, 960 01 Zvolen, SlovakiaThis paper provides the first record of the large brown cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) in Slovakia. This cicada species is native to Japan, Korea and China. An adult and several exuviae were found near the city of Martin, in Vrútky and Dražkovce in August 2022. The nymphs were introduced to Slovakia with white pine (Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc.), imported in pots from the Czech Republic. The pine trees were originally purchased in Japan, where G. nigrofuscata is one of the most common cicada species. The nymphs had been developing at the locations in Slovakia for about 5 years. Based on the number of exuviae, it can be assumed that the population was large enough for the cicadas to produce a new generation. Many potted plants from Japan are popular trees, and many companies buy them directly in Japan, so it is possible that the cicada G. nigrofuscata will gradually start to appear more often in the European region.https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0005cicadanon-native insectspine treesplant importwoody plant
spellingShingle Kollár Ján
Janský Vladimír
Donoval Ľuboš
The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
Folia Oecologica
cicada
non-native insects
pine trees
plant import
woody plant
title The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
title_full The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
title_fullStr The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
title_full_unstemmed The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
title_short The first record of non-indigenous cicada Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motschulsky, 1866) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae, Polyneurini) in Slovakia
title_sort first record of non indigenous cicada graptopsaltria nigrofuscata motschulsky 1866 hemiptera cicadidae polyneurini in slovakia
topic cicada
non-native insects
pine trees
plant import
woody plant
url https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0005
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