Popillia cupricollis

Popillia cupricollis
Popillia cupricollis from Sikkim
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Popillia
Species:	P. cupricollis
Binomial name
Popillia cupricollis Hope, 1831
Synonyms
Popillia hilaris Burmeister, 1855 Popillia hirta Lin 1987 Popillia formosa Hope, 1831 Popillia smaragdula Hope, 1831 Popillia suturata Hope, 1831 Popillia caschmirensis Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1848 [1]

Popillia cupricollis is a species of scarab beetles.^[2][3]

Description

Popillia cupricollis can reach a length of about 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in).^[4] 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 1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft) above sea level.^[5][6]

References

1. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
2. Boldsystems
3. Encyclopedia of life
4. John Edward Gray The Zoological Miscellany
5. Theodore Roosevelt Gardner,Lawrence Bemis Parker Investigations of the parasites of Popillia japonica and related Scarabaeidae in the Fae East
6. India Biodiversity Portal