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Species of beetle

Apriona cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Apriona
Species: A. cinerea
Binomial name
Apriona cinerea
Chevrolat, 1852

Apriona cinerea, also known as the poplar stem borer or the apple stem borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from India and Pakistan. It contains the varietas Apriona cinerea var. newcombei.

Description

An adult beetle is 26-50mm in length and narrower in width at around 15-16mm. They are greyish-yellow, and their underside is black. The antenna are slightly longer than the body, in both males and females.

Distribution and habitat

A. cinerea is native to the western ranges of the Himalayas and in the areas adjoining India and Pakistan.

In India, they are found in north-western states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana and Punjab.

As for Pakistan, A. cinerea can be found in the Sindh province, in the Peshawar and Parachinar cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (also known as the North-West Frontier Province), and Rawalpindi of the Punjab province.

References

  1. ^ Organization, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection (2014). "Apriona cinerea". Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin. 44 (2): 151–154. doi:10.1111/epp.12126. S2CID 253964326.
  2. BioLib.cz - Apriona cinerea. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ Pathan, K. A.; Panhwar, W. A.; Shaikh, A. M.; Ujan, S. A.; Ujan, J. A.; Memon, K. H.; Pathan, I. A.; Mangi, S. (2021). "Long horned beetles (Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) with new records and their association with different weed plants in Sindh, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research. 27 (1): 79–91. doi:10.28941/pjwsr.v27i1.919. S2CID 244313178. ProQuest 2511883729.
  4. Singh, A. P.; Bhandari, R. S.; Verma, T. D. (2004). "Important insect pests of poplars in agroforestry and strategies for their management in northwestern India". Agroforestry Systems. 63 (1): 15–26. doi:10.1023/B:AGFO.0000049429.37483.47. S2CID 2044964.
Taxon identifiers
Apriona cinerea


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