Gonocephalum depressum

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Gonocephalum depressum
Gonocephalum depressum (Fabricius, 1801) Darkling Beetle Tenebrionidae (16284031975).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Blaptinae
Tribe: Opatrini
Genus: Gonocephalum
Species:
G. depressum
Binomial name
Gonocephalum depressum
(Fabricius 1801)
Synonyms
  • Opatrum depressumFabricius, 1801
  • Hopatrum depressumFabricius, 1801
  • Gonocephalum depressum(Fabricius, 1801)
  • Opatrum contrahensWalker, 1858
  • Hopatrum contrahensWalker, 1858
  • Gonocephalum contrahens(Walker, 1858)

Gonocephalum depressum is a species of darkling beetle. [1] The species is widespread in South Asian and South East Asian countries such as, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, Afghanistan and China. [2] [3] [4] [5]

In Kerala, India, the larva of the beetle is considered as a pest of sweet potato. [6] The seeds of Aeginetia pedunculata are known to attack by the adults where infestations are common during October to November. [7] It is also a predator of the pest Chilo partellus . [8]

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References

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