Definition of Epilachna

1. Noun. Genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants.

Exact synonyms: Genus Epilachna
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Coccinellidae, Family Coccinellidae
Member holonyms: Bean Beetle, Epilachna Varivestis, Mexican Bean Beetle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epilachna

Ephraim
Ephthalite
Ephthalites
EpiP serine protease
EpiPen
Epictetian
Epictetus
Epicurean
Epicureanism
Epicureans
Epicurus
Epidendrum
Epidendrum tampense
Epidendrum venosum
Epigaea repens
Epilachna
Epilachna varivestis
Epilobium
Epilobium angustifolium
Epilobium canum canum
Epilobium hirsutum
Epimedium
Epimedium grandiflorum
Epimenides
Epimetheus
Epinephelus
Epinephelus adscensionis
Epinephelus fulvus
Epipactis
Epipactis gigantea

Literary usage of Epilachna

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1899)
"It is probable that the great genus epilachna may be •subdivided for convenience, ... epilachna Chev. The two species known to me may be defined as follows ..."

2. Determinate Evolution in the Color-pattern of the Lady-beetles by Roswell Hill Johnson (1910)
"In epilachna and Anatis it is not visible and no cases were seen of pigment ... This is true in all the species which I saw emerge, including epilachna ..."

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