Cibdela janthina (Klug 1834) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), Reunion`s biocontrol agent of Rubus alceifolius, Poir., recorded on Mauritius
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Cibdela janthina (Klug 1834) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) is a folivorous sawfly, native to Sumatra, that was introduced in the French island of La Réunion in the Mascarenes as a biocontrol agent of the giant bramble Rubus alceifolius Poir. (Rosaceae). It was released in 2008 and successfully controlled the weed over much of the island. We report herein the first record of C. janthina on Mauritius, the closest landfall to La Réunion located some 145 km to its east-northeast.
