Leucopholis pinguis

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Leucopholis pinguis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Leucopholis
Species:
L. pinguis
Binomial name
Leucopholis pinguis
Burmeister, 1855

Leucopholis pinguis is a species of scarab beetle found in Sri Lanka. [1]

Biology

Adults and grubs are known to attack many commercial plants such as Acacia decurrens , [2] Cinnamomum camphora and Hevea brasiliensis . They mainly attack during vegetative growing stage of root and most common symptom is external feeding. [3] [4] Apart from that, grubs also attack nurseries of Cinnamomum zeylanicum . [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon and Cassia". Cinnamon and Cassia. doi:10.1201/9780203590874-17 (inactive 12 July 2025). Retrieved 2021-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  2. ↑ "The larval stages of chafer beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) occurring on tea plantations in Ceylon". Spolia Zeylanica 1971 Vol.32 No.1 pp.91-96. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Leucopholis pinguis (Burmeister). [pest/pathogen]". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Crop Pests in Ceylon". Tropical Agriculture 1920 Vol.4 No.3 pp.160 p. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. ↑ "A Review of Identification and Management of Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)". Tropical Agricultural Research & Extension 10, 2007. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Species Page: Leucopholis pinguis". Plantwise Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 2021-07-15.


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