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Biology of Blepharida-group flea beetles with first notes on natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 an endemic flea beetle from southern India (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)
Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal Divakaran Chaboo, Caroline S.
Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal Divakaran
Chaboo, Caroline S.
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The biology, host plants, and pest status of Podontia Dalman, 1824 species are reviewed. Natural history of Podontia congregata Baly, 1865 a flea beetle endemic to southern India, is reported for the first time. It is distributed from the Western Ghats Mountains westward to the plains. Clusiaceae is reported as a new host plant family for Blepharida-group species, with Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N. Robson (Clusiaceae) as the host plant for P. congregata. Pentatomid bugs attack the larvae but not eggs, pupae, or adults. A new egg parasitoid species, Ooencyrtus keralensis Hayat and Prathapan, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), was discovered. Aspects of P. congregata host selection, life cycle, and larval fecal defenses are consistent with its inclusion in the Blepharida-genus group.
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2011-12-21
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leaf beetles, Podontia congregata, pest, garcinia, clusiaceae, India
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Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal; Chaboo, Caroline S. 2011. Biology of Blepharida-group flea beetles with the first notes on natural history of Podontia congregata Baly 1865, an endemic flea beetle from southern India (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). ZooKeys 157:95Ð130. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.157.1472