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Biological Observations on Sphaerophrida septemmaculata Medvedev, 1993 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) on Pili Trees (Canarium ovatum Engl.) (Burseraceae) in the Philippines

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Sphaerophrida septemmaculata Medvedev 1993 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) is a newly recorded as an emerging insect pest of pili, Canarium ovatum Engl. 1833 (Burseraceae), an endemic tree in the Philippines. Pili is cultivated commercially and the beetle was monitored on different plantations in Albay and Sorsogon. The larvae and adults feed on the newly flushed leaves. The nature of feeding is reported here. Canarium ovatum is the first record on S. septemmaculata.

Source: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.128.2.148

Authors: Genean L. Galacia, Marissa N. Estrella, Orlando A. Calcetas, Joel L. Adorada, Charles L. Staines

Institutions: Bicol University, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development