Popillia cupricollis explained

Popillia cupricollis is a species of scarab beetles.[1] [2]

Description

Popillia cupricollis can reach a length of about 11-.[3] Body is smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining metallic blackish with coppery reflections (hence the Latin species name cupricollis meaning coppery neck), while elytra are orange. The punctures at the sides of pronotum are coarse and strong.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in India, in the Himalayan moist temperate forest, at an elevation of 1400- above sea level.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=398318 Boldsystems
  2. http://eol.org/pages/29931386/overview Encyclopedia of life
  3. John Edward Gray The Zoological Miscellany
  4. Theodore Roosevelt Gardner,Lawrence Bemis Parker Investigations of the parasites of Popillia japonica and related Scarabaeidae in the Fae East
  5. http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/318494 India Biodiversity Portal