''Apriona cinerea'', also known as the poplar stem borer or the apple stem borer, is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...

. It was described by

Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat (29 March 1799, Paris – 16 December 1884, Paris) was a French entomologist. He specialized mainly on the beetles and was a founder of the Societe entomologique de France in 1832. Chevrolat worked as a toll adm ...

in 1852. It is known from

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It contains the varietas ''Apriona cinerea var. newcombei''.

Description

An adult beetle is 26-50mm in length and narrower in width at around 15-16mm. They are greyish-yellow, and their underside is black. The antenna are slightly longer than the body, in both males and females.

Distribution and habitat

''A. cinerea'' is native to the western ranges of the Himalayas and in the areas adjoining India and Pakistan. In India, they are found in north-western states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana and Punjab. As for Pakistan, ''A. cinerea'' can be found in the Sindh province, in the Peshawar and Parachinar cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (also known as the North-West Frontier Province), and Rawalpindi of the Punjab province.

References

Batocerini Beetles described in 1852 Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat Beetles of Asia {{Batocerini-stub