Holotrichia

Genus of beetles


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::summary Genus of beetles ::

| image = HolotrichiaNearReynaudi.jpg | image_caption = Holotrichia species (possibly H. reynaudi) | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Holotrichia | authority = Hope, 1837 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 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. 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.

List of species

References

References

  1. Hope, FW. (1837). "The Coleopterist's Manual, containing the lamellicorn insects of Linneus and Fabricius". Bohn.
  2. Ananthakrishnan TN (2004) General and applied entomology. Tata McGraw-Hill {{ISBN. 0-07-043435-2 pages 481-482
  3. (July 2006). "Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Strain Bt185 Toxic to the Asian Cockchafer: Holotrichia parallela". Current Microbiology.

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