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Holotrichia

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Holotrichia
Holotrichia species (possibly H. reynaudi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Holotrichia
Hope, 1837[1]
Species

Many species

Holotrichia is a genus of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which are well known as "chafer beetles" or "white-grubs" for their white larvae that are found under the soil where they feed on the roots of plants.

Particularly well known species include Holotrichia serrata which is a serious problem in sugarcane cultivation and Holotrichia consanguinea which is a problem in groundnut cultivation.[2] Holotrichia parallela is known as the "dark/large black chafer" or "Asian cockchafer" and is a serious agricultural pest of sweet potato, peanut and soybean crops in China.[3]

List of species

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References

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  1. ^ Hope, FW (1837). The Coleopterist's Manual, containing the lamellicorn insects of Linneus and Fabricius. London, UK: Bohn. p. 99. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ananthakrishnan TN (2004) General and applied entomology. Tata McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-043435-2 pages 481-482
  3. ^ Yu, Hong; Zhang, Jie; Huang, Dafang; Gao, JiGuo; Song, Fuping (July 2006). "Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Bt185 Toxic to the Asian Cockchafer: Holotrichia parallela". Current Microbiology. 53 (1): 13–17. doi:10.1007/s00284-005-0097-8. ISSN 0343-8651. PMID 16775781. S2CID 20588251.