Chnootriba elaterii

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Chnootriba elaterii
Henosepilachna elaterii elaterii 01.JPG
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C. elaterii
Binomial name
Chnootriba elaterii
(Rossi, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775[1]
  • Epilachna chrysomelina (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Coccinella elaterii Rossi, 1794
  • Henosepilachna elaterii (Rossi, 1794)

The melon ladybird beetle, Chnootriba elaterii (formerly Henosepilachna elaterii)[2][3] is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia.[4] It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants.

References[]

  1. ^ Fabricius J. C., 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. 832 pp. Flensburgi et Lipsiae in Officina Libraria Kortii. p. 82 (http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN578515547%7CLOG_0006&physid=PHYS_0117)
  2. ^ Tomaszewska, W., & Szawaryn, K. (2016). Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)-A Revision of the World Genera. Journal of insect science (Online), 16(1), 101. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew082
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea, retrieved August 22, 2014
  4. ^ "Epilachna chrysomelina", AgroAtlas, retrieved August 22, 2014


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