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Genus of beetles

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
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. 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

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Holotrichia
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