Species Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835
Pruinose Scarab
- Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, J.A. 1835. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insects nouveaux recueillis pendent de voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. In, D'Urville, D., César, J. S. (ed.). Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les annés 1826–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 7 716 pp. [206].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia from around Robe, SA to Cairns, QLD, also Lord Howe Island
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: crepuscular, folivore, volant.
Larva: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva root/humus feeder, pest of pastures, lawns and vegetables.
General References
Burmeister, H.C.C. 1855. Handbuch der Entomologie. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Phyllophaga Chaenochela. Berlin : Reimer Vol. 4 (2) x 570 pp. (misidentified as Scitala pruinosa Dalman, 1823)
Carne, B.P. & Chinnick, L.J. 1957. The pruinose scarab (Sericesthis pruinosa Dalman) and its control in turf. Australian Journal of Agricultural Science 8: 604-616 (larva described)
Davidson, R.L., Wensler, R.J. & Wolfe, V.J. 1970. Damage to ryegrass plants of different size by various densities of the pruinose scarab (Sericesthis geminata (Coleoptera)). Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry 10: 165-171
Reid, C.A.M., Shaw, J.J. & Jensen, A.R. 2018. The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Coleoptera. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 26: 53-67 [65] (new record for LHI)
Roberts, R.J. 1984. Pest control by grazing management. pp. 30-41 in Boyd, M.E.J. (ed.). Grassland Conference of Victoria, 25th Annual Conference 1984, Grazing Management. Parkville : Grassland Society of Victoria.
Roberts, R.J., Campbell, A.J., Porter, M.R. & Sawtell, N.L. 1982. The distribution and abundance of pasture scarabs in relation to Eucalyptus trees. pp. 207-214 in Lee, K.E. (ed.). Proceedings of the Third Australasian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology, Adelaide 30 Nov.–4 Dec. 1981. Adelaide : S.A. Government Printer.
Roberts, R.J., Ridsdill Smith, T.J., Porter, M.R. & Sawtell, N.L. 1982. Fluctuations in the abundance of pasture scarabs over an 18-year period of light trapping. pp. 75-79 in Lee, K.E. (ed.). Proceedings of the Third Australasian Conference on Grassland Invertebrate Ecology, Adelaide 30 Nov.–4 Dec. 1981. Adelaide : S.A. Government Printer.
Soo Hoo, C.F. & Dudzi¤ski, A. 1967. Digestion by the larva of the pruinose scarab Sericesthis geminata. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 10: 7-15
Wensler, R.J. 1971. Biology and rearing of the scarabaeid, Sericesthis geminata (Coleoptera). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 10: 285-289
Wensler, R.J. 1974. Crepuscular activity of adult Sericesthis geminata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): influence of circadian rythmicity and light intensity. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1: 197-204
Wensler, R.J. & Dudzinski, A.E. 1972. Gustation of sugars, amino acids and lipids by larva of the scarabaeid, Sericesthis geminata (Coleoptera). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 15: 155-165
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2019 | SCARABAEIDAE | 25-Jul-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |