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Horia
	Horia sp., Bangalore (near Horia roepkei)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Meloidae
Tribe:	Horiini
Genus:	Horia; Fabricius, 1787

Horia is a genus of beetles in the family Meloidae. They are placed in a tribe Horiini which includes two other genera Synhoria and Cissites.^[1]

Some species in the genus live in the brood colonies of Xylocopa bees.^[2] Horia maculata was introduced to Hawaii to control Xylocopa but the beetles did not establish a stable population.^[3]

References

^ Selander, Richard B. (1991). "On the Nomenclature and Classification of the Meloidae (Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 5 (2): 65–93.
^ Guilding, L. (1825). "The natural history of Xylocopa teredo and Horia maculata". Transactions of the Linnean Society (in Latin). 14 (2): 313–317. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1823.tb00089.x.
^ Clausen, Curtis P. (1940). Entomophagous Insects. New York: McGraw Hill.

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[1] Selander, Richard B. (1991). "On the Nomenclature and Classification of the Meloidae (Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 5 (2): 65–93.

[2] Guilding, L. (1825). "The natural history of Xylocopa teredo and Horia maculata". Transactions of the Linnean Society (in Latin). 14 (2): 313–317. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1823.tb00089.x.

[3] Clausen, Curtis P. (1940). Entomophagous Insects. New York: McGraw Hill.

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Horia (beetle)

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