Author/Authors :
NAZ, FALAK NARC - IPEP - National Insect Museum, Paksitan , INAYATULLAH, MIAN Agricultural University - Department of Entomology, Pakistan , RAFI, M. ATHER NARC - IPEP - National Insect Museum, Pakistan , ASHFAQUE, MUHAMMAD NARC - IPEP - Insect Pest management Programme, pakistan , ALI, ASAD Abdul Wali Khan University - Department of Entomology, Pakistan
Abstract :
The hudda beetle or epilachnine beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (FAB.) is a serious and widespread pest of Solanacious vegetables. Specimens were collected from Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Buner, Swat, Mansehra, Balakote, Abbotabad, Haripur, D. I. Khan, Tank, AJK: Rawlakote, Kotli, Hajeera, Abbaspur, Punjab: Attock, Jehlum, Kalar Kahar, Sialkot, Lahore, Jhang, Multan, Bahwalpur, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sindh: Sukkar, Nawab Shah, Larkana, Karachi and Quetta. The species were identified on the basis of genitalia in National Insect Museum, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan. It was found while feeding on brinjal Solanum melongena, S. nigrum, S. surretanses, Datura, tomato Lycopersicum esculantum and Physalis sp. Further its extreme variability of pronotal and elytral spots is also analyzed here.
Keywords :
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (FAB.) Pakistan , taxonomy , distribution , host plants and spot pattern
