Melolontha hippocastani
TaxID: 903833
Basic Information
Melolontha hippocastani
Chestnut Cockchafer, Northern Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani, the northern cockchafer, is a species of scarab beetle native to Eurasia, with its range spanning from Western Europe to the Pacific coast of China. It is one of several species in the genus Melolontha known as cockchafers, alongside the common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) and Melolontha pectoralis, but generally at more northern latitudes, or at higher altitudes in upland woods further south. The adults are around 20 C29 mm in length. It is distinguished from Melolontha melolontha by the shape of its pygidium, which is primarily black in colour. It primarily dwells in forests, and as such is also known as the forest cockchafer. The mate-finding behaviour in M. hippocastani is facilitated by plant volatiles and sex pheromones. Mating activities primarily takes place during the evening flight periods. Females lay their eggs in soil, and the larvae feed on decaying organic matter and later small plant roots, including the roots of young trees like pines and firs. The larvae usually develop between 3 and 5 years. They emerge between late April and the end of June. Like other cockchafers, they have been considered a serious pest of crops and trees.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Melolontha
hippocastani
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Species
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k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Scarabaeidae;g__Melolontha;s__Melolontha hippocastani
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | Quarantine pest | 2009 |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (29 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Czechia | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| Estonia | Present | — |
| Finland | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR8435202 | Hindgut | - | - | 16773249 | Germany: Hanau | |
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PRJNA412297 SRX5242785 SRP119223 insect RNAseq of M hippocastani hindgut wall: replicate 3 run 1 forward ribosomal RNA was depleted from the samples. Random primed cDNA libraries were prepared with a TruSeq RNA Sample Prep kit (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) L2 larva {'tissue': 'Hindgut', 'isolate': 'L2 larva', 'replicate': 'hindgut wall biological replicate 3', 'geo_loc_name': 'Germany: Hanau', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-04', 'isolation_source': 'deciduous forest'} |
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| SRR8435201 | Hindgut | - | - | 16438647 | Germany: Hanau | |
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PRJNA412297 SRX5242786 SRP119223 insect RNAseq of M hippocastani hindgut wall: replicate 2 run 1 forward ribosomal RNA was depleted from the samples. Random primed cDNA libraries were prepared with a TruSeq RNA Sample Prep kit (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) L2 larva {'tissue': 'Hindgut', 'isolate': 'L2 larva', 'replicate': 'hindgut wall biological replicate 2', 'geo_loc_name': 'Germany: Hanau', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-04', 'isolation_source': 'deciduous forest'} |
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| SRR8435200 | Hindgut | - | - | 15644328 | Germany: Hanau | |
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PRJNA412297 SRX5242787 SRP119223 insect RNAseq of M hippocastani hindgut wall: replicate 1 run 1 forward ribosomal RNA was depleted from the samples. Random primed cDNA libraries were prepared with a TruSeq RNA Sample Prep kit (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) L2 larva {'tissue': 'Hindgut', 'isolate': 'L2 larva', 'replicate': 'hindgut wall biological replicate 1', 'geo_loc_name': 'Germany: Hanau', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2018-04', 'isolation_source': 'deciduous forest'} |
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DNA Barcodes (58 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
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| NLCOB358-12 | BOLD:AAO3180 | COI-5P | 658 | Netherlands | 2011-05-06 | 52.157, 4.38 | |
| NLCOB357-12 | BOLD:AAO3180 | COI-5P | 658 | Netherlands | 2011-05-06 | 52.157, 4.38 | |
| NLCOB356-12 | BOLD:AAO3180 | COI-5P | 658 | Netherlands | 2011-05-06 | 52.157, 4.38 | |
| GBMNE49424-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49423-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49422-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49421-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49420-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49419-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - | |
| GBMNE49418-22 | - | COI-3P | 537 | - | - | - |
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