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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.

Biology

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
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.

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