| Apogonia rauca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Apogonia |
| Species: | A. rauca |
| Binomial name | |
| Apogonia rauca (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Apogonia rauca is a species of dung beetle found in India and Sri Lanka. [1]
This large beetle is stoutly built with an average length between 7 and 8 mm. Body shining dark brown. [2]
It is a major pest of Arachis hypogaea . [3] Grubs fed on the nodules, rootlets and immature pods whereas adults damage leaves. Heavy infestations cause stunted plants. Both grub and pupal stages lasted for 60-75 and 7-10 days, respectively. They attack the plants throughout the peanut season from July to October. [4] Grubs and adults can be eradicated by using monocrotophos and chlorpyrifos. [5] [6]
Apart from groundnut, they are found extensively on rose flowers. Small numbers appeared in April and infestations continued until the mid August with a break during June. Adults are also known to feed on guava leaves. [2]