Gelonaetha hirta explained

Gelonaetha hirta, commonly known as Hibiscus Long-horned beetle,[1] or Long horn teak borer,[2] is a species of longhorn beetle. It is distributed in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Hainan Island, Taiwan, Borneo, Philippines, Micronesia, Polynesia and West Indies.[3] [4] [5]

Biology

Adult is reddish brown to dark brown in colour. There is tinge of greyish depressed pubescence with tawny setae. Head densely punctate and prothorax densely rugulose to punctate. Elytra densely punctate where each elytron with one or two raised longitudinal lines. Abdomen very sparsely punctate. Adult is about 9 mm to 16 mm. in length.[6]

Host plants of the larva include: Hibiscus tiliaceus,[7] Anogeissus latifolia, Berrya cordifolia, Dipterocarpus, Grewia, Heritiera fomes, Tectona grandis, and Shorea laevis.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taxon profile of Hibiscus Long-horned Beetle . 2021-06-17 . BioLib.
  2. Web site: Pests of Teak . 2021-06-17 . old.amu.ac.
  3. Web site: Checklist of longicorn coleoptera of Sri Lanka (1) Vesperidae and Cerambycidae excluding Lamiinae . 2021-06-16 . (Bulletin of FFPRI) Vol.7 No.2 (No.407) 95 - 110.
  4. Web site: Gelonaetha hirta . 2021-06-17 . mindat.
  5. Web site: Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae Coleoptera) of Kolkata . 2021-06-17 . Researchgate.
  6. Web site: Indian forest insects of economic importance . 2021-06-17 . alamy.
  7. Web site: Seasonal occurrence and host-lists of Hawaiian Cerambycidae . 2021-06-17 . U. S. International Biological Program.
  8. Web site: The Food Plants of Indian Forest Insects. Parts I and II. . 2021-06-17 . Indian Forester 1919 45 2–3 49–56; 139-153.

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