- Phyllocharis undulata
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Phyllocharis undulata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Subfamily: Chrysomelinae Genus: Phyllocharis Species: P. undulata Binomial name Phyllocharis undulata
(Linnaeus, 1763)Synonyms [1] Chrysomela undulata Linnaeus, 1763
Phyllocharis undulata is a species of leaf beetle found in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Java, Lombok and Timor.[1] It feeds on various species of Clerodendrum (Verbenaceae), including C. inerme,[1] C. chinense[2] and C. calamitosum.[3] It has been considered as a biological control agent against C. chinense, which has become a serious weed on some islands in the south-western Pacific Ocean, including Samoa, Niue and Fiji.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Mohamad S. Mohamedsaid (2009). "Chrysomelidae of the Lesser Sunda Islands: Wallace's Line and the crossing of worlds". In Pierre Jolivet, Jorge Santiago-Blay, Michael Schmitt. Research of Chrysomelidae, Volume 2. Brill. pp. 57–104. ISBN 9789004169470. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4JrgIfqtBSAC&pg=PA86.
- ^ a b D. F. Waterhouse (1993). "Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabberley (formerly C. philippinum). Honolulu rose" (PDF). Biological Control: Pacific Prospects - Supplement 2. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. pp. 73–94. ISBN 1-86320-076-2. http://aciar.gov.au/files/node/2277/MN020%20part%202.pdf.
- ^ S. J. van Ooststroom (1947). "Over de variabiliteit van Phyllocharis undulata (L.) (Col., Chrysom.) [On the variability of Phyllocharis undulata (L.) (Col., Chrysom.)]" (in Dutch). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 88: 543–546. http://biostor.org/reference/49609.
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