Apriona cinerea

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Apriona cinerea
Apriona cinerea - Female - 26-06-08 - Ilam - Swat District - Pakistan - 37mm (30989282323).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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, [1] 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. [2] It contains the varietas Apriona cinerea var. newcombei.

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Description

An adult beetle is 26-50mm in length [1] and narrower in width at around 15-16mm. [3] They are greyish-yellow, and their underside is black. The antenna are slightly longer than the body, in both males and females. [3]

Distribution and habitat

A. cinerea is native to the western ranges of the Himalayas and in the areas adjoining India and Pakistan. [1]

In India, they are found in north-western states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana and Punjab. [4]

As for Pakistan, A. cinerea can be found in the Sindh province, [3] in the Peshawar and Parachinar cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (also known as the North-West Frontier Province), [1] and Rawalpindi [1] of the Punjab province.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 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.


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