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Horia (beetle)

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Horia
Horia sp., Bangalore (near Horia roepkei)
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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

  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: 313–317.
  3. ^ Clausen, Curtis P. (1940). Entomophagous Insects. New York: McGraw Hill.