Popillia acuta

Popillia acuta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Popillia
Species:	P. acuta
Binomial name
	Popillia acuta; Newman, 1838

Last updated May 13, 2025

Popillia acuta is a species of beetle that was described by Edward Newman in 1838. It has been debated whether or not P. acuta is the same species as P. nasuta.^[1] It is found in Southwestern India and the East Indies.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults have a bright and coppery-gold-green body with castaneous antennae. Its clypeus is acute, prolonged, and turned upwards and its elytra testaceous with a bright and metallic lustre. Their terminal segments are gold-green and individuals are about .45 inches (1.1 cm) long and .275 inches (0.70 cm) wide.^[3]

References

↑ Sabatinelli, Guido (1993). "Note Tassonomiche su Trenta Specie Orientali E Paleartiche del Genere Popillia" [Note: Taxonomy of Thirty Species: Oriental and Palearticles of Genere Popillia](PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 25: 98.
↑ "Popillia acuta Newman, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
1 2 The Entomologist. Simpkin, Marshall & Company. 1842.

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[1] Sabatinelli, Guido (1993). "Note Tassonomiche su Trenta Specie Orientali E Paleartiche del Genere Popillia" [Note: Taxonomy of Thirty Species: Oriental and Palearticles of Genere Popillia](PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 25: 98.

[2] "Popillia acuta Newman, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

[:0-3] 1 2 The Entomologist. Simpkin, Marshall & Company. 1842.

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