Table 1 Annotated checklist and pest status of Coleoptera of Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Family | Species | Pest status | Importance |
|---|---|---|---|
Scarabaeidae | Oxycetonia versicolor | Yes | Pest of pigeon pea, mung beans, and rose |
Phyllophaga sp. | Yes | Pest of grasses and cereal roots | |
Onthophagus gazella | No | Pest predator | |
Oryctes nasicora | Yes | Pest of coconut | |
Xyloryctes jamaicensis | Yes | Pest of coconut | |
Aphodius fossor | No | Decomposers, enricher | |
Onthophagus sp. | No | Â | |
Onthophagus taurus | No | Decomposer, enricher | |
Copris incertus | No | Enricher | |
Cremastocheilus sp. | Yes | Pest of banana | |
Heliocopris gigas | No | Â | |
Onthophagus dama | No | Â | |
Phyllophaga nebulosa | No | Pest predator | |
Ateuchus sp. | No | Â | |
Gymnopleurus miliaris | No | Â | |
Canthon viridis | No | Decomposer and enricher | |
Garreta sp. | No | Decomposer and enricher | |
Cheironitis indicus | No | Â | |
Catharsius molossus | No | Decomposer and enricher | |
Carabidae | Calosoma maderae | No | Pest predator |
Pterostichus strenuus | No | Â | |
Pheropsophus verticalis | No | Â | |
Pterostichus aethiops | No | Pest predator | |
Scaritus quadriceps | No | Pest predator | |
Paranchus albipes | No | Â | |
Anthia sexguttata | No | Pest predator | |
Chlaenius bimaculatus | No | Â | |
Chlaenius sp. | No | Â | |
Cicindela sp. | No | Pest predator | |
Tenebrionidae | Tribolium castenium | Yes | Pest of flour and stored grains |
Mesostena sp. | No | Â | |
Gonocephalum sp. | Yes | Pest of groundnut | |
Tenebrio molitor | Yes | Pest of stored grains | |
Chrysomelidae | Oides bipunctata | Yes | Pest of grapes and grape vine |
Oulema melanopus | Yes | Pest of oat crop | |
Aspidomorpha sp. | No | Â | |
Podagrica fuscicornis | Yes | Pest of okra leaves | |
Clytra sp. | Yes | Pest of soalu leaves, Vateria indica L. | |
Lilioceris sp. | No | biological control | |
Metriona bicolor | Yes | Pest of sweet potato | |
Charidotella sp. | Yes | Pest of Ipomoea, sunflower, and cabbage | |
Elateridae | Athous haemorrhoidalis | No | Pollinator of Coeloglossum viride |
Hemicrepidius sp. | Yes | Pest of cereals, crops, and grasses | |
Lanelater fuscipes | Yes | Pest of cereals and vegetable crops | |
Buprestidae | Acmaeodera sp. | No | Pollinator of lily |
Meloidae | Mylabris cichorii | No | Pollinators and Phytophagus |
Phodaga alticeps | No | Â | |
Mylabris postulata | No | Pollinators and Phytophagus | |
Alosimus syriacus | Yes | Pest of cotton fields | |
Gyrinidae | Gyrinus natator | No | Â |
Coccinilidae | Cheilomenes sexmaculata | No | Pest predator |
Coccinella transversalis | No | Pest predator | |
Harmonia sedecimnotata | Yes | Pests of eggplant and cauliflower | |
Cheilomenes sp. | No | Â | |
Apionidae | Apion clavipes | Yes | Pests of pigeon pea and soya bean |
Histeridae | Euspilotus nigrita | No | Â |
Dytiscidae | Eretes sp. | No | Â |
Cybister fimbriolatus | No | Â | |
Cucurlionidae | Polydrusus sericeus | Yes | Pests of oak and hazel |
Cleonus sp. | Yes | Pest of lack plant | |
Cerambycidae | Trachysida sp. | No | Â |
Batocera rufomaculata | Yes | Major pest of fig trees | |
Macrotoma palmate | Yes | Pests of fruits, woods, and ornamental plants | |
Celosterna scabratoea | Yes | Minor pests of mango, pomegranate, and casuarina | |
Xystrocera globosa | Yes | Pest of cocoa | |
Lampyridae | Luciola sp. | No | Â |