11.01. Hypoborus ficus (Erichson, 1836)
Presence
E: AB AU AZ BH BU CR FR GR HU IT MA MC PT SL SP ST SZ UK YU
N: AG CI EG MO MR TU
A: CY IN IQ IS JO TR
Figure 48: Hypoborus ficus, lateral, dorsal (Photo: Maja Jurc)
Older catalogs and keys – citations of name
Freude, Harde, Lohse 1981: Hypoborus ficus Erichson; Titovšek 1988: H. ficus Erichson; Pfeffer & Knížek 1993: H. ficus Erichson, 1836; Pfeffer 1995: H. ficus Erichson, 1836; Sanchez s sod. 2020b.
Figure 49: Hypoborus ficus, distribution map according to historical and recent data
Ecology and presence in Slovenia
The species is found in Europe, the Mediterranean, southern Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Macedonia, North Africa and Asia Minor. In Slovenia it is present in Primorska and western Slovenia (Figure 49). According to some authors, H. ficus attacks hosts in the Moraceae family (Ficus carica) and, less frequently, the stems of grapevines (Vitis vinifera). According to other authors, H. ficus is also found on Ailanthus altissima, Corylus avellana, C. colurna, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Morus alba and Styrax officinalis. There are also reports of attacks on allochthonous fig trees in Switzerland, where fig trees in private gardens may have facilitated the northward spread of H. ficus (Sanchez et al. 2020b). In Slovene territory it is found only on F. carica. In warm Mediterranean climates it can develop 3-4 generations in a year. Adults are small 1.0-1.3 mm and heavily covered with hairs (Figure 48).