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This was the first finding of the species<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0similaris<\/jats:italic>in the<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EPPO<\/jats:styled-content>region, and the first report of the species<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0cucumeris<\/jats:italic>, established in the<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>tlantic<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">I<\/jats:styled-content>slands of<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>zores (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>ortugal) for three decades, in the mainland<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EPPO<\/jats:styled-content>zone. Preliminary information on the damage patterns caused by<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0similaris<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0cucumeris<\/jats:italic>on potato and their host plant preferences is provided. Leaf feeding by the adults causes the characteristic shot\u2010hole pattern common to flea beetles. The larvae of both species develop on the root system and cause damage to the tubers. In field experiments, tuber damage by<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0similaris<\/jats:italic>presented three patterns: superficial tracks (serpentines), black splinters, and shallow holes. In the laboratory<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0cucumeris<\/jats:italic>was observed to be able to feed on very small immature tubers, causing serpentines and holes as well. However, in some cases it developed exclusively on roots. The adults of both<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>pitrix<\/jats:italic>species hardly fed and reproduced on sweet pepper plants but fed and reproduced on the remaining five solanaceous plants tested (aubergine,<jats:italic>Datura\u00a0stramonium<\/jats:italic>, tomato, potato and<jats:italic>Solanum\u00a0nigrum<\/jats:italic>).<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0similaris<\/jats:italic>produced a much higher number of progeny on potato and on<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0nigrum<\/jats:italic>than on the other host plants.<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0cucumeris<\/jats:italic>produced more offspring on<jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>.\u00a0nigrum<\/jats:italic>than on the other host\u2010plants.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/epp.12046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,7,16]],"date-time":"2013-07-16T17:58:59Z","timestamp":1373997539000},"page":"323-333","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["<i><scp>E<\/scp>pitrix similaris<\/i>and<i><scp>E<\/scp>pitrix cucumeris<\/i>in<scp>P<\/scp>ortugal: damage patterns in potato and suitability of potential host plants for reproduction"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"C.","family":"Boavida","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Nacional de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Agr\u00e1ria e Veterin\u00e1ria I.P. 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