Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 27-38, doi: 10.3897/travaux.65.e85829

A new greenhouse invader: the first report of the alien ring-legged earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Dermaptera, Anisolabididae) in Serbia, with the first checklist of earwigs of the country

Mihailo Vujić^‡, Nikola Vesović^§, Mirko Šević^|, Marko Maričić^|, Ivan Tot^‡

‡ HabiProt, Novi Sad, Serbia§ Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia| Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Corresponding author: Mihailo Vujić ( mihailovujic01@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Elena Iulia Iorgu

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Citation: Vujić M, Vesović N, Šević M, Maričić M, Tot I (2022) A new greenhouse invader: the first report of the alien ring-legged earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Dermaptera, Anisolabididae) in Serbia, with the first checklist of earwigs of the country. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 27-38. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.65.e85829

Abstract

The ring-legged earwig Euborellia annulipes (Lucas, 1847) is recorded for the first time on the territory of Serbia. The species was found in the greenhouse of Jevremovac Botanical Garden in Belgrade and represents the second allochthonous invertebrate species registered in this greenhouse, after an exotic millipede. In total, 10 specimens of ring-legged earwig were found in the sections of the greenhouse where tropical and subtropical plants are cultivated. The first checklist of earwigs of Serbia was compiled and notes on autochthonous species are given.

Keywords

Allochthonous, botanical garden, insect, invasive species