Biology:Apogonia blanchardi
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Apogonia blanchardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Apogonia |
| Species: | A. blanchardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Apogonia blanchardi Ritsema, 1898
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Apogonia blanchardi, is a species of dung beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description
The species is characterized by strongly convex pronotum which is covered in very sparse and fine punctures.[3]
Larval stage is considered as a serious pest of cocoa,[4] where they feed on the cocoa leaf from the peripheral region. The female lays eggs in top few centimeters of soil, such as in pastures and near the host plants where the adults feed on.[5] It is also found in Hibiscus plants.[6]
References
- ↑ "Species diversity and relative abundance of scarab beetle fauna in Assam, northeast India". https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2017/vol5issue1/PartJ/5-1-44-380.pdf.
- ↑ Gautam, Handique (2016). "Molecular Characterization and Physiological Aspects of Lepidiota mansueta Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (in en). http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/89409.
- ↑ "Apogonia reticulata Frey, 1969 – a new and surprising junior subjective synonym for A. cribricollis Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini)". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257932282.
- ↑ Das, Mrinmoy; Bhattacharyya, Badal; Pujari, D.; Handique, Gautam (2016). "Faunal Composition of Scarab Beetles and Their Hosts in Assam". in Chakravarthy, Akshay Kumar; Sridhara, Shakunthala (in en). Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics and Sub-tropics. Springer Singapore. pp. 335–344. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1518-2_21. ISBN 978-981-10-1517-5. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-1518-2_21. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ↑ "Record of Leaf Chafer Beetles Adoretus versutus Harold and Apogonia blanchardi Ritsema on Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in Andhra Pradesh.". https://www.cabi.org/ISC/FullTextPDF/2010/20103367030.pdf.
- ↑ "Diversity of insect species along with their host in Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat". https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2017/vol5issue6/PartAF/5-5-143-846.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q14853250 entry
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