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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Pentodontini » Euetheola » Sugarcane Beetle (Euetheola rugiceps)

Species Euetheola rugiceps - Sugarcane Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Works Cited
Sugarcane Beetle - Euetheola rugiceps BG2517 D2004a - Euetheola rugiceps BG2517 D2004a - Euetheola rugiceps Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte) - Euetheola rugiceps Euetheola humilis - Euetheola rugiceps - male Large black scarab - Euetheola rugiceps sugarcane beetle - Euetheola rugiceps scarab - Euetheola rugiceps
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles)
Tribe Pentodontini
Genus Euetheola
Species rugiceps (Sugarcane Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ligyrus rugiceps LeConte 1856; until recently considered a subspecies of E. humilis(1)
Explanation of Names
Euetheola rugiceps (LeConte)
rugiceps 'wrinkle-headed'
Size
11.8‒15.5 mm(1)
Identification
elytral striae distinctly punctate; clypeus with two blunt teeth. Hind tarsi differentiate it from Dyscinetus morator
Range
e.US (MD‒FL to NE‒TX)(1)
Food
Adults feed on stalks of such plants as cotton, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, and corn; larvae, on decaying vegetation in soil.
Life Cycle
Adults overwinter in well-drained soil. Adults come to lights. Mating in soil; females lay up to 100 eggs over their lifespan. Larvae pupate after 2‒3 months, pupal stage lasts about two weeks.
See Also
Dyscinetus morator 15‒19 mm
Works Cited
1.The Dynastine Scarab Beetles of the USA and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)
Brett C. Ratcliffe & Ronald D. Cave. 2017. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 30, 298 pp.
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 July, 2004 - 9:34pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 10 May, 2024 - 12:55pm

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