First report of an exotic sap beetle, Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay, 1825) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from Iran with notes on its distribution range and damage on different hosts

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Serri, Sayeh, Moradi, Mahboobeh, Audisio, Paolo (2023): First report of an exotic sap beetle, Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay, 1825) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from Iran with notes on its distribution range and damage on different hosts. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 9 (1): 33-38, DOI: 10.52547/jibs.9.1.33, URL: doi.org/10.52547/jibs.9.1.33 ABSTRACT.

The sap beetle, Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae), is the first record of this genus and species for the Iranian fauna. The larvae and adults were collected inside ripe fruits of Citrus aurantium, Citrus sinensis var. valencia, Diospyros kaki, Pyrus communis, Prunus persica and P. persica var. nucipersica in the gardens of Gavan Ahangar village of Mazandaran province. Notes on the distribution and observed damage are also presented.