Biology:Holotrichia rufoflava

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Holotrichia rufoflava
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Holotrichia
Species:
H. rufoflava
Binomial name
Holotrichia rufoflava
Brenske 1894

Holotrichia rufoflava is a species of dung beetle found in South India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Biology

It is a shiny light colored beetle with an enlarged body measuring 18-22mm in length.[4] Clypeus and head punctuations are close and deep. Adult beetles are phytophagous and frequently observed in rose and Albizia species.[5] The damage becomes severe during April rains.[6][7] Adults and grubs are known as minor pests on Vanilla planifolia,[8] Arachis hypogaea, and Azadirachta indica.[9]

References

  1. Sreedevi, Kolla; Tyagi, Sakshi; Ramamurthy, V. V. (2015). "Egg Morphology of Twelve Species of Melolonthinae and Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (3): 426–434. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-69.3.426. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24773628. Retrieved 2021-07-15. 
  2. "Stridulatory organs in Asian Holotrichia species (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae)". https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2016/vol4issue6/PartC/4-5-170-772.pdf. 
  3. "Species diversity of root grubs associated with groundnut cropping systems in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh". https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue3/PartAI/8-3-294-467.pdf. 
  4. "External features of the larva of Holotrichia rufoflava Brenske (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) [1984"]. https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201302544941. 
  5. "Studies on faunal composition of Scarabaeids on Rose around Bangalore". https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:asd&volume=26&issue=4&article=006. 
  6. "Population dynamics of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the rose environment of Northern Bangalore, India". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269686723. 
  7. "Insect fauna of Shendurny wildlife sanctuary, Kerala". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237751918. 
  8. Vanitha, K.; Sivasubramanian, P. Karuppuchamy and P. (2011-04-01). "Pests of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) and their natural enemies in Tamil Nadu, India" (in English). http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/34816. 
  9. Anitha, V.; Rogers, D.J.; Wightman, J.; Ward, A. (August 2006). "Distribution and abundance of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on groundnut in southern India" (in en). Crop Protection 25 (8): 732–740. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2005.10.001. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0261219405002656. Retrieved 2021-07-15. 

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