| Epicauta waterhousei | |
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| Specimen from Jiji Town, Nantou County | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Epicautini |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. waterhousei |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | |
Epicauta waterhousei is an Asian species of oil beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia, and Taiwan.
Description and pest status
The adults of E. waterhousei, which emerge between April and July, 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).
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References
- ^ iNaturalist: Epicauta waterhousei (retrieved 16 2020)
- ^ 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)
External links
Data related to Epicauta at Wikispecies
Media related to Epicauta waterhousei at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epicauta waterhousei | |