Leucopholis pinguis

Leucopholis pinguis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Leucopholis
Species:	L. pinguis
Binomial name
Leucopholis pinguis Burmeister, 1855

Leucopholis pinguis is a species of scarab beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Biology

Adults and grubs are known to attack many commercial plants such as Acacia decurrens,[2] Cinnamomum camphora and Hevea brasiliensis. They mainly attack during vegetative growing stage of root and most common symptom is external feeding.[3][4] Apart from that, grubs also attack nurseries of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.[5][6]

References

1. "Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon and Cassia". Cinnamon and Cassia. doi:10.1201/9780203590874-17/pests-diseases-cinnamon-cassia (inactive 2024-11-11). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
2. "The larval stages of chafer beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) occurring on tea plantations in Ceylon". Spolia Zeylanica 1971 Vol.32 No.1 pp.91-96. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
3. "Leucopholis pinguis (Burmeister). [pest/pathogen]". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
4. "Crop Pests in Ceylon". Tropical Agriculture 1920 Vol.4 No.3 pp.160 p. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
5. "A Review of Identification and Management of Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)". Tropical Agricultural Research & Extension 10, 2007. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
6. "Species Page: Leucopholis pinguis". Plantwise Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 2021-07-15.