Uncharted territory: the arrival of Psychoda albipennis (Zetterstedt, 1850) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Maritime Antarctica

Uncharted territory: the arrival of Psychoda albipennis (Zetterstedt, 1850) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Maritime Antarctica

Despite increasing awareness of the threats they pose, exotic species continue to arrive in Antarctica with anthropogenic assistance, some of which inevitably have the potential to become aggressively invasive. Here, we provide the first report of the globally cosmopolitan species Psychoda albipenni...

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Main Authors: Jordan Hernandez-Martelo, Tamara Contador, Sanghee Kim, Carla Salina, Claudia S. Maturana, Manuel Suazo, Peter Convey, Hugo A. Benítez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Insect Science
Subjects:
biological invasion
non-native species
insects
flies
Antarctica
moth flies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2024.1481444/full
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