981 KB18 KB199320242019Načeski, SterjaSotirovski, KirilSrebrova, Katerinaštevilka:2letnik:27str. 91-98ISSN:1318-1998COBISSID_HOST:2090229URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-QH8JXFB6enPrirodoslovni muzej SlovenijeSlovensko entomološko društvo Štefana MichielijaActa entomologica slovenica (Ljubljana)Corythucha arcuataHemipterahrastiinvasive speciesinvazivne vrsteNorth MacedoniaSeverna MakedonijaTingidaeFirst records of the oak lace bug Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) in North Macedonia|The oak lace bug Corythucha arcuata, a Nearctic species, was first reported in Europe in 2000 in northern Italy. Since then it has spread to many European countries and regions, and there have been records of several recent outbreaks. We report the first find of C. arcuata in North Macedonia, one adult specimen, several nymphs and an egg cluster on a symptomatic leaf of Quercus petraea from the vicinity of Skopje, in July 2019. After inspecting additional 17 locations throughout North Macedonia we registered 3 more finds of the insect. We registered an egg cluster and nymphs on Q. robur var. fastigiata, and an egg cluster on Q. cerris, both in urban settings of Skopje. The only record further from Skopje was of an adult and nymphs registered on Q. petraea, some 25 km southeast, along a major road route. Although scarce and in low density, these few finds of C. arcuata, as well as recent records of its rapid expansion in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and outbreaks in Hungary and Russia, suggest that this insect pest will be found more consistently on a wider area in North Macedonia, and it potentially poses a health risk for oak species in the countryTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaPrirodoslovni muzej Slovenije