Beetles
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber, 1947 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
Status
Exotic (absent from Australia) Pest Species
Other Common Names
Scientific Synonyms
Host Types
Distribution - Regions
Distribution - Notes
USA
Diagnostic Characters:

Body 6-7.5 mm in length; yellow-green body, with black legs, antennae and head.  Elytra with 12 large black spots, and lacking discal carinae. Pronotum yellow-green.

(CABI 2004)

 

Broad Sweep
Commodity
Specifics

Hosts: Arachis hypogea (groundnut), Avena sativa (oats), Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon), Cucumis melo (cantaloupe, honeydew melon), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin), Glycine max (soybean), Hordeum vulgare (barley), Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato), Phaseolus vulgaris (bean), Secale cereale (rye), Sorghum, Zea mays (corn/ maize).

(CABI 2004)

 

Specimen Contact Point
Not listed
Name
Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Web links
Padil links
References

Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. AMERICAN BEETLES. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp.

CPC (2004) Crop Protection Compendium. CAB International, Wallingford, UK,.

http://www.cabicompendium.org/cpc/home.asp

Gergerich RC, Scott HA, Fulton JP, 1986. Evaluations of Diabrotica beetles as vectors of plant viruses. In: Krysan JL, Miller TA, eds. Methods for the Study of Pest Diabrotica. New York, New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, 227-249.

Jacoby M, 1887. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Insecta, Coleoptera, Galerucidae, 6(1):497-584.

Krysan J, 1986. Introduction: Biology, distribution, and identification of pest Diabrotica. In: Krysan JL, Miller TA, eds. Methods for the Study of Pest Diabrotica. New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, 1-24.

Lawson FA, 1991. Chrysomelidae. In: Stehr FW, ed. Immature Insects Vol. 2. Dubuque, Iowa, USA: Kendall/Hunt, 568-585.

LeConte JL, 1865. On the species of Galeruca and allied genera inhabiting North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, 17:204-222.

Smith RF, Lawrence JF, 1967. Clarification of the status of the type specimens of Diabroticites (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). University of California Publications in Entomology, Vol. 45. Berkeley and Los Angeles, USA: University of California Press.

Wilcox JA, 1965. A synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of the New York State Museum Survey, 400:1-226.

 

Acknowledgements
Citation
Graham, R. (2008) Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 1/25/2008 12:13:59 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au
Last Updated
1/25/2008 12:13:59 PM

Diagnostic Images

Elytra
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Head Front
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Head Side
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Head Top
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Overview Images

Dorsal
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Lateral
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Ventral
Caption:
Specimen Locality Label: Scotsburg, Douglas Co., Oregan, USA. Coll: SM Hogue 5.vi.1968
Source:
Willow Warren, Department of Agriculture Western Australia


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