Biology and Morphology of Lampetis mimosae (Buprestidae, Coleoptera) from Iraq

Authors

  • Muslim Ashor Al-Etby Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah
  • Husien Ali Al-Amery Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.674

Keywords:

Lampetis mimosa, Iraq, identification, taxonomy, distinguishing characters, Ziziphus spina-christi, biology

Abstract

This study includes study on 138 specimens of a flat-headed borer Lampetis mimosa (Klug) 1829 (Buprestis) collected from Basrah province, southern Iraq. These were collected from March 2019 to April 2021. The morphological characters analysed include those of head, thorax and abdomen (females and males). The distinguing characters include body strongly chitinized, elongate, subcylindrical and covered by fossae, with elytra bronze coloured having metallic shine. The specimens were observed attacking jujube trees Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

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Published

2023-06-01

How to Cite

Muslim Ashor Al-Etby, & Husien Ali Al-Amery. (2023). Biology and Morphology of <i>Lampetis mimosae</i> (Buprestidae, Coleoptera) from Iraq. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(2), 293–296. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.674

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 2, June 2023

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