Glycyphana horsfieldi

Glycyphana horsfieldi, is a species of flower chafer found in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, and Vietnam.[1]

Glycyphana horsfieldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:
Cetoniinae
Genus:
Glycyphana
Species:
G. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Glycyphana horsfieldi
(Hope, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Cetonia horsfieldi Hope, 1831
  • Cetonia marginicollis Gory & Percheron, 1833
  • Glyciphana biargentata Thomson, 1878
  • Glycyphana horsfieldi chinensis Miksic, 1967

Description

The average length of the adult beetle is about 2.7 cm. It has been observed from guava plantations.[2] Grubs generally feed on rotten wood of Bombax insigne, Chloroxylon swietenia and Samanea saman.

There is a slight variation in beetles found from Indian subregion with Sri Lanka. The form in Himalayan region is small and narrow with small golden triangular elytral patches. Whereas the Sri Lankan form is usually larger and broader with the large golden elytral patches. Third instar has a cylindrical, dull whitish body. Average length of the third instar is about length 13 mm, with a 3mm width head capsule. Spiracles distinct, with a ‘C’ shaped yellowish brown cranium. Antenna has four antennomeres.[3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies recognized.[4]

  • Glycyphana horsfieldi aurulenta Arrow, 1910
  • Glycyphana horsfieldi horsfieldi Hope, 1831
  • Glycyphana horsfieldi sylhetica Miksic, 1970

References
  1. "White grub species prevalent in Himachal Pradesh (India)-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. "First record of the cetonid beetle, Glycyphana horsfieldii (Hope, 1831) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand" (PDF). Calodema, 628: 1-3 (2018). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. "On the Larval Food of Saproxylic Beetle Glycyphana horsfieldi Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)" (PDF). Biological Forum – An International Journal 7(1): 1833-1835(2015). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. "Glycyphana horsfieldi (Hope, 1831)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.


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