Holotrichia | |
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Holotrichia species (possibly H. reynaudi) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
Tribe: | Melolonthini |
Genus: | Holotrichia Hope, 1837 [1] |
Species | |
Many species |
Holotrichia is a genus of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which are well known as "chafer beetles" or "white-grubs" for their white larvae that are found under the soil where they feed on the roots of plants.
Particularly well known species include Holotrichia serrata which is a serious problem in sugarcane cultivation and Holotrichia consanguinea which is a problem in groundnut cultivation. [2] Holotrichia parallela is known as the "dark/large black chafer" or "Asian cockchafer" and is a serious agricultural pest of sweet potato, peanut and soybean crops in China. [3]