Chauliognathus lugubris
TaxID: 1184608
Basic Information
Chauliognathus lugubris
Plague Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus lugubris, the plague soldier beetle, green soldier beetle or banana bug, is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae) native to Australia. It has a flattened body up to 15 millimetres (1 in) long, with a prominent yellow-orange stripe behind the black prothorax. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra. Plague soldier beetles are most common in spring and early summer, and have an adult lifespan of 2-3 months. They are most commonly found in the temperate region of south-east Australia, but are occasionally found in parts of the south-west of the continent. The beetles often swarm in large, localised groups around flora such as shrubs and trees, primarily to mate and eat. The swarms can include hundreds of thousands of beetles. As adults, plague soldier beetles are thought to feed on pollen and nectar. While in their larval stage, plague soldier beetles live in soil and are thought to feed on smaller, soft-shelled invertebrates.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cantharidae
Chauliognathus
lugubris
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Species
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k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Cantharidae;g__Chauliognathus;s__Chauliognathus lugubris
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Head nearly flat above, black with a slight bluish reflection, finely and rather densely punctate on frons and vertex; vertex with a shallow median sulcus.
Jules Bourgeois. 1910. Description de deux Chauliognathus de Nouvelle-Guinée [Col. Malacodermata]. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (1 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (0 countries)
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No distribution records available.
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
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No transcriptome records available.
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