Leucopholis pinguis

Leucopholis pinguis is a species of scarab beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Leucopholis pinguis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Melolonthinae
Genus:
Leucopholis
Species:
L. pinguis
Binomial name
Leucopholis pinguis
Burmeister, 1855

Biology

Adults and grubs are known to attack many commercial plants such as Acacia decurrens,[2] Cinnamomum camphora and Hevea brasiliensis. They mainly attack during vegetative growing stage of root and most common symptom is external feeding.[3][4] Apart from that, grubs also attack nurseries of Cinnamomum zeylanicum.[5][6]

References
  1. "Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon and Cassia". Cinnamon and Cassia. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  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)" (PDF). 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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