Epicauta waterhousei

Epicauta waterhousei is an Asian species of oil beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia,[1] and Taiwan.[2]

Epicauta waterhousei
Specimen from Jiji Town, Nantou County
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Subfamily: Meloinae
Tribe: Epicautini
Genus: Epicauta
Species:
E. waterhousei
Binomial name
Epicauta waterhousei
Haag-Rutenberg, 1880

Description and pest status

The adults of E. waterhousei, which emerge between April and July,[1] are recognisable by their dull black elytra with a greyish longitudinal stripe, extending from humeral angle towards apex of elytron, and orange-red head does not have black dorsal markings. Similar species include E. erythrocephala, the type and E. gorhami from Honshu, Japan.

This species has been recorded eating: groundnuts, soybeans, eggplants, tomatoes, and slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis).[2]

References
  1. iNaturalist: Epicauta waterhousei (retrieved 16 2020)
  2. Kemal M, Koçak AO (2008) Occurrences of two Epicauta species in Asia with some notes (Coleoptera, Meloidae). Project: Entomofauna of the World (EW) (retrieved 16 2020)
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