Lagria

Lagria
Lagria hirta, male. Dorsal view
lateral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Lagriinae
Genus:	Lagria Fabricius, 1775

Lagria is a genus of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae.[1][2]

Lagria villosa is a significant pest of crops.[3]

Species

Species recorded in Europe include the following:[1]

• Lagria atripes Mulsant et Guillebeau, 1855
• Lagria glabrata Olivier, 1792
• Lagria grenieri Brisout de Barneville, 1867
• Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lagria lata Fabricius, 1801
• Lagria rubida Graells, 1855

Species native to Africa include:

• Lagria cuprina Thomson, 1858
• Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781) – invasive in South America

References

1. "Lagria Fabricius, 1775". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
2. "genus Lagria Fabricius, 1775". Biolib. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
3. Ruzzier, Enrico & Martínez-Muñoz, Carlos A. (2021). "First record of the invasive Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae) in Europe". Zootaxa. 4908 (1): 147–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.11.