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Horia (beetle)

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Horia
Horia sp., Bangalore (near Horia roepkei)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Tribe: Horiini
Genus: Horia
Fabricius, 1787

Horia is a genus of beetles in the family Meloidae. They are placed in a tribe Horiini which includes two other genera Synhoria and Cissites.[1]

Horia sp. near roepkei

Some species in the genus live in the brood colonies of Xylocopa bees.[2] Horia maculata was introduced to Hawaii to control Xylocopa but the beetles did not establish a stable population.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Selander, Richard B. (1991). "On the Nomenclature and Classification of the Meloidae (Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 5 (2): 65–93.
  2. ^ Guilding, L. (1825). "The natural history of Xylocopa teredo and Horia maculata". Transactions of the Linnean Society (in Latin). 14 (2): 313–317. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1823.tb00089.x.
  3. ^ Clausen, Curtis P. (1940). Entomophagous Insects. New York: McGraw Hill.
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