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Lilioceris Cheni
''Lilioceris cheni'', the air potato leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus '' Lilioceris'' that feeds on air potato plants. Air potatoes and the beetles are both native to Asia but have been introduced elsewhere. The air potato plants are an invasive species found throughout Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ..., and the beetles were introduced in 2012 by biologists in Florida to help control the spread of the air potato.Nature Conservancy Magazine February / March 2015 See also * Lilioceris egena, another species being introduced in Florida from Nepal and China. The females lay eggs on the air potato tubers and the larvae feed on them References Further readingAir Potato Leaf Beetle (Suggested Common Name), ''Lilioceris cheni'' Gressitt and Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilioceris
''Lilioceris'' is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1912 by Edmund Reitter. ''Lilioceris'' belongs to the subfamily Criocerinae and tribe Criocerini (Latreille, 1807). The family of beetles are of importance in horticulture because of their impact on the cultivation of lilies. ''Lilioceris cheni'' was introduced into Central Florida by biologists to try to control the spread of invasive air potato plants. Description Species of ''Lilioceris'' are between 4 and 10 mm long. The body has a long narrow shape, with a pronounced shoulder between the elytra and pronotum. Both the larvae and the adult (imago) beetles feed on plants. Lifecycle ''Lilioceris'' species are holometabolous, having a complete metamorphosis. The larvae proceed to a pupation stage to develop into adults. Diversity Well over 100 species are described, with 80 in Asia alone.Tishechkin, A. K., et al. (2011)Review of the continen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Potato
''Dioscorea bulbifera'' (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true Yam (vegetable), yam in the yam family (biology), family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions (Latin America, the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and various oceanic islands). It is also known as the up-yam in Nigerian Pidgin English, since the plant is cultivated more for its bulbils than for its tubers. Description ''Dioscorea bulbifera'' is a Perennial plant, perennial vine with broad, alternate leaves, and two types of storage organs. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems, and tubers beneath the ground. These tubers are like small, oblong potatoes. Some varieties are edible and plant cultivation, cultivated as a agriculture, food crop, especially in West Africa. The tubers of edib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasive Species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native species that become harmful to their native environment after human alterations to its food web. Since the 20th century, invasive species have become serious economic, social, and environmental threats worldwide. Invasion of long-established ecosystems by organisms is a natural phenomenon, but human-facilitated introductions have greatly increased the rate, scale, and geographic range of invasion. For millennia, humans have served as both accidental and deliberate dispersal agents, beginning with their earliest migrations, accelerating in the Age of Discovery, and accelerating again with the spread of international trade. Notable invasive plant species include the kudzu vine, giant hogweed (''Heracleum mantegazzianum''), Japanese knotw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the List of U.S. states by coastline, longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately , not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 23 million, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, third-most populous state in the United States and ranks List of states and territories of the United States by population density, seventh in population density as of 2020. Florida spans , ranking List of U.S. states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilioceris Egena
''Lilioceris egena'', commonly known as black-bellied long-necked goldenrod, is a species of beetle, belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Criocerinae. The larvae feed on air potato bulbils. Distribution ''Lilioceris egena'' is native to Southeast Asia, and has been found in China (Anhui, Fujian, Hainan, Hong Kong, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces), India (Assam, Karnataka, and Uttarhand), Laos (Vientianne Province), Nepal, Vietnam (Tây Nihn and Ho Chi Minh Provinces), and Singapore. Description ''Lilioceris egena'' has a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown body colour, a black or dark brown ventral surface. The base of the scutes has a few seta and the seta are sparse on the lateral sides of the metathoracic, abdominal and lateral plates. The prothorax is smooth, with a vertical row of stipples in the middle. Biological control It is being released in Florida as a biological control for air potato (''Dioscorea bulbifera'') vines. Females lay eggs on the air potatoes' tube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criocerinae
The Criocerinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. Tribes and genera * Tribe Criocerini Latreille, 1804 ** '' Crioceris'' Geoffroy, 1762 ** ''Lilioceris'' Reitter, 1912 * Tribe Lemini Heinze, 1962 ** '' Lema'' Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ..., 1798 ** '' Neolema'' Monrós, 1951 ** '' Oulema'' Des Gozis, 1886 References Bibliography * Polyphaga subfamilies Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
