Record of the blister beetle, Croscherichia goryi (Marseul, 1870) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Rajasthan, India

Authors

  • A. K. Meena
     College of Agriculture, Baytu – 344034, Rajasthan
  • Rajendra Nagar
     KVK, Jhunjhunu – 333001, Rajasthan
  • Gaurang Chhangani
     College of Agriculture, Jodhpur – 342304, Rajasthan
  • R. Swaminathan
     ICAR Emeritus Scientist Scheme, Department of Entomology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur – 313001, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i1/2023/165576

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Croscherichia goryi, Meloidae, Rajasthan, Record

Abstract

Record of the blister beetle, Croscherichia goryi (Marseul, 1870) is being reported for the first time from the semi-arid north western parts of Rajasthan, India. Key characters to distinguish the genus and morphological description of the species have been given. The morphometric intra specific variation has been presented and its occurrence on watermelon in bloom during April-May, 2019 with a mean population range of 1.5 to 10.0 beetles per plant.

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2023-09-30

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A. K. Meena, Nagar, R., Chhangani, G., & R. Swaminathan. (2023). Record of the blister beetle, <I>Croscherichia goryi</I> (Marseul, 1870) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Rajasthan, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(1), 45–50. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i1/2023/165576

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