@misc{Mroczyński_Radosław_The_2025,
 author={Mroczyński, Radosław and Marczak, Dawid},
 volume={68},
 number={1},
 copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license},
 address={Warszawa},
 journal={Fragmenta Faunistica 68 (1): 41–45, 2025},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 publisher={Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk},
 language={eng},
 language={eng},
 abstract={Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin, 1927 is presumed to originate from the Mascarene Islands, where populations occurring in natural habitats are known, for example, on Réunion Island. Outside its native range, the species has been accidentally introduced to the United States and several parts of Europe. At present, it is recorded from eleven European countries. During 2024–2025, both live and dead individuals of P. exotica were observed inside an ofce building in Olsztyn (NE Poland). As the larvae of this species inhabit soil and feed on fungus-infested, decaying organic matter, indoor environments rich in ornamental plants and organic substrates provide suitable conditions for their development under the climatic conditions of Poland.},
 type={Text},
 title={The first record of alien beetle species Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin, 1927 (Coleoptera: Dryopoidea: Ptilodactylidae) in Poland},
 URL={http://rcin.org.pl/miiz/Content/247648/WA058_284474_P256_FF.pdf},
 keywords={Central Europe, non-native, synantrophic species, faunistics, zoogeography, expansion},
}