Biology:Glyptoscelis squamulata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Glyptoscelis squamulata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Glyptoscelis
Species:
G. squamulata
Binomial name
Glyptoscelis squamulata
Crotch, 1873

Glyptoscelis squamulata, the grape bud beetle, is a leaf beetle.[1][2][3][4] The species was first described by George Robert Crotch in 1873.[5] It is found in the western United States .[4]

In the 1920s to 1940s, G. squamulata was considered a major pest of table grapes in Coachella Valley of southern California.[6] It is now considered to be a minor pest.[7]

References

  1. "Glyptoscelis squamulata report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720952. 
  2. "Glyptoscelis squamulata species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/d667cd4f4768b72866fa2dd9e514c513. 
  3. "Glyptoscelis squamulata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1049485. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Glyptoscelis squamulata species information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/638717. 
  5. Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 25 (1): 19–83. 
  6. Stern, V. M.; Johnson, J. A. (1984). "Biology and Control of the Grape Bud Beetle, Glyptoscelis squamulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Southern California Table Grapes". Journal of Economic Entomology 77 (5): 1327–1334. doi:10.1093/jee/77.5.1327. 
  7. Bentley, W. J. (2009). "The integrated control concept and its relevance to current integrated pest management in California fresh market grapes". Pest Management Science 65 (12): 1298–1304. doi:10.1002/ps.1840. PMID 19731261. 

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14933760 entry