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Definition of Genus Epilachna
1. Noun. Genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Coccinellidae, Family Coccinellidae
Member holonyms: Bean Beetle, Epilachna Varivestis, Mexican Bean Beetle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Epilachna
Literary usage of Genus 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,
as there is a remarkable variety in form, •sculpture and style of ..."
2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"With one exception, the genus Epilachna, they are all predatory, both larvae and
adults, on plant- lice, scale insects, and other soft-bodied plant-feeding ..."
3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1908)
"Studies on heredity involving many consecutive generations will therefore be
carried on with the less interesting leaf-eating coccinellid genus Epilachna ..."
4. Indian Museum Notes by Indian Museum (1903)
"The lady-birds forming the genus Epilachna, contrary to the usual habits of the
family to which it belongs, are purely vegetable feeders, and are therefore ..."
5. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1872)
"Mr. A. Murray exhibited specimens of a Lady-bird belonging to the genus Epilachna
sent to Mr. Masters by M. Naudin from Collioure; also a Coccus from ..."
6. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"The best preventive measures consist in late fall harrowing and deep spring plowing.
The squash ladybird, belonging to the genus Epilachna, which contains ..."
7. Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of American Grape Vines: A Grape Growers by Bush & Son & Meissner (1883)
"With the exception of a few species which constitute the genus Epilachna, and a
few allied genera, all Ladybirds are insectivorous, and, considering that ..."
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