Epicauta waterhousei

Epicauta waterhousei
	Specimen from Jiji Town, Nantou County
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Subfamily:	Meloinae
Tribe:	Epicautini
Genus:	Epicauta
Species:	E. waterhousei
Binomial name
	Epicauta waterhousei; Haag-Rutenberg, 1880

Epicauta waterhousei is an Asian species of oil beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia,^[1] and Taiwan.^[2]

Description and pest status

The adults of E. waterhousei, which emerge between April and July,^[1] are recognisable by their dull black elytra with a greyish longitudinal stripe, extending from humeral angle towards apex of elytron, and orange-red head does not have black dorsal markings. Similar species include E. erythrocephala, the type and E. gorhami from Honshu, Japan.

This species has been recorded eating: groundnuts, soybeans, eggplants, tomatoes, and slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis).^[2]

References

External links

Data related to Epicauta at Wikispecies
Media related to Epicauta waterhousei at Wikimedia Commons

[iNat-1] Naturalist: Epicauta waterhousei (retrieved 16 2020)

[RG2008-2] Kemal M, Koçak AO (2008) Occurrences of two Epicauta species in Asia with some notes (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Project: Entomofauna of the World (EW) (retrieved 16 2020)

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