1Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru -560065, Karnataka, India
2Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR -National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru -560024, India
*E-mail: kolla.sreedevi@gmail.com
Online Published on 25 July, 2022.
Popillia species belonging to Scarabaeidae of Coleoptera are pests of several horticultural crops and hence are economically important. The present study was focused on 10 species of the genus Popillia Dejean, 1821 that are predominant across the country. The diagnostic characters of these species along with illustrations are furnished in this paper to facilitate easy identification of the species.
Diagnostic keys, India, Popillia, Scarab beetle, White grub
