Occurrence of scarab species belonging to Cetoniinae and Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on Lantana camara L. in India

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  • KARTHIK M. REDDY
     Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru - 560065, Karnataka ,IN
  • KOLLA SREEDEVI
     Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru - 560024, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/46224

Keywords:

Scarabaeidae, Sericinae, Cetoniinae, biological control, phytophagous

Abstract

Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is deemed as one of the world’s toughest weeds posing major threats to the biodiversity and ecosystem. Lantana has been subject to numerous biocontrol attempts in India and other parts of the world. A survey of the phytophagous scarab species associated with Lantana camara was undertaken in Shettihalli village of Karnataka, India during 2024. The study yielded one Sericinae species, Maladera mutabilis (Fabricius, 1775), and five Cetoniinae species, viz., Clinteria klugi (Hope, 1831), Anthracophora crucifera (Olivier, 1789), Protaetia aurichalcea (Fabricius, 1775), Gametis versicolor (Fabricius, 1775) and Tephraea cinerea (Kraatz, 1898). Two species, G. versicolor and C. klugi were found to be abundant and predominant in Lanatana ecosystem. Their potential as biocontrol agents of the weed need to be ascertained.

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2024-09-30

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REDDY, K. M., & SREEDEVI, K. (2024). Occurrence of scarab species belonging to Cetoniinae and Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on <i>Lantana camara</i> L. in India. Journal of Biological Control, 38(3), 367–370. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/46224

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Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2024

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