Species Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934

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• Plectris aliena Chapin, E.A. 1934. An apparently new scarab betle (Coleoptera) now established at Charleston, South Carolina. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 47: 33-36 [34].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 50115 ♂, Charleston, South Carolina, U.SA.
  Paratype(s) USNM.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Neotropical Region, introduced into Nearctic and Australian Regions.

Introduced from unknown country.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: crepuscular, non-feeder, volant.

Larva: crepuscular, non-feeder, root-feeder, soil dweller, soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Larva feeds on roots of grasses and other crops in sandy soil.

 

General References

Böving, A.G. 1936. Description of the larva of Plectris aliena Chapin and explanation of new terms applied to the epipharynx and rasters (Scarabaeidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 38: 169-185 (larval description)

Frey, G. 1967. Die gattung Plectris (Philochlaenia) (Coleoptera — Melolonthinae) Bestimmungstabelle und Beschreibung neuer Arten. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 18: 1-136 (taxonomy)

Roberts, R.J. 1968. An introduced pasture beetle, Plectris aliena Chapin (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 7: 15-20 (description adult and larva, figures, ecology, pest status, distribution)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)