Apogonia blanchardi

Apogonia blanchardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Apogonia
Species:
A. blanchardi
Binomial name
Apogonia blanchardi
Ritsema, 1898

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

  1. ^ "Species diversity and relative abundance of scarab beetle fauna in Assam, northeast India" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(1): 711-716. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  2. ^ Gautam, Handique (2016). "Molecular Characterization and Physiological Aspects of Lepidiota mansueta Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ "Apogonia reticulata Frey, 1969 – a new and surprising junior subjective synonym for A. cribricollis Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Diplotaxini)". Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae (Brno) 98(1): 85–97, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  4. ^ 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 (eds.). 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. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  5. ^ "Record of Leaf Chafer Beetles Adoretus versutus Harold and Apogonia blanchardi Ritsema on Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Insect Environment, Vol.16 (1), April–June 2010. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ "Diversity of insect species along with their host in Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 2307-2312. Retrieved 2021-07-10.


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