| Gonocephalum depressum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Blaptinae |
| Tribe: | Opatrini |
| Genus: | Gonocephalum |
| Species: | G. depressum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonocephalum depressum (Fabricius 1801) | |
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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]
