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Cheirotonus spp.

Basic information
Scientific name Cheirotonus spp. (No picture)
Common names Beatles of the genus Cheirotonus
Higher taxon Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeoidea, Coleoptera
Natural range Taiwan, southern continental China, Indochina, and Tibet. Cheirotonus jambar occurs in Okinawajima Island, Japan.
Habitat Forest
Invasion information
Range in Japan Not established in Japan Range in Japan
Origin Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route Deliberately introduction (imported as pet), in past. There is no record of escape or establishment in Japan.
Impact Potentially: Competition and hybridization with the native species C. jambar, when established in Okinawajima Island.
Native organism(s) affected: A native species C. jambar.
Regulation in Japan For this genus except C. jambar, import, transport and keeping in Japan are prohibited by the Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries None.
Reference Notes
  • DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn)
  • JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)
  • etc.