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Datasheet

Mesoplatys ochroptera (sesbanie beetle)

Summary

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15 May 2008

Datasheet Type(s)
Pest
Natural Enemy

Preferred Scientific Name
Mesoplatys ochroptera

Preferred Common Name
sesbanie beetle

Taxonomic Tree
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

Mesoplatys ochroptera (Stål, 1857)

Preferred Common Name

sesbanie beetle

Other Scientific Names

Chrysomela ochroptera Stål, 1857

Taxonomic Tree

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Uniramia
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Mesoplatys
Species: Mesoplatys ochroptera

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Country	Distribution	References
AFRICA
Congo Democratic Republic	Present	Bechyné, 1950; Jolivet, 1952
Ethiopia	Present	Melaku et al., 1996; NHM, 1920; NHM, 1988
Kenya	Present	Jolivet & van Parys, 1977; NHM, 1961; NHM, 1991
Malawi	Present	Smee, 1936; Mchowa et al., 1994; NHM, 1975; NHM, 1989
Mozambique	Present	Chen, 1934
Rwanda	Present	NHM, 1990
Somalia	Present	NHM, 1930
South Africa	Present	Bryant, 1956; NHM, 1926; NHM, 1931
Sudan	Present	Daccordi, 1974; NHM, 1965
Tanzania	Present	Harris, 1933; Jolivet, 1957; NHM, 1990
-Zanzibar	Present	NHM, 1905
Uganda	Present	Hargreaves, 1924
Zambia	Present	Bryant, 1956; NHM, 1991
Zimbabwe	Present	NHM, 1943

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant name	Family	Context
Aeschynomene (jointvetch)	Fabaceae	Other
Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)	Fabaceae	Other
Erythrina abyssinica (red hot poker tree)	Fabaceae	Other
Gossypium hirsutum (Bourbon cotton)	Malvaceae	Other
Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Fabaceae	Other
Senna siamea (yellow cassia)	Fabaceae	Other
Sesbania formosa	Fabaceae	Main
Sesbania macrantha	Fabaceae	Main
Sesbania sesban (sesban)	Fabaceae	Main

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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Sign	Life Stages	Type
Leaves
external feeding

References

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Baly JS, 1875. III. Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 8(1):23-31.

Bechyné J, 1950. Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera Phytophaga). Parc National Albert 1. Mission G. F. de Witte 1933-1935, 79(5):84.

Bryant GE, 1956. Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae 1. In: Hanström B, Brinck P, Rudebeck G, eds. South African Animal Life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Volume 6. Stockholm, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksell.

Burgeon L, 1941. The Chrysomelinae of the Belgian Congo. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 35:205.

Chen SH, 1934. [On a larva of the Chrysomelidae of Mozambique (Mesoplatys ochroptera Stsl).]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 39: 270-271.

Cox ML, 1996. The pupae of Chrysomeloidea. In: Jolivet P, Cox ML, eds. The Biology of Chrysomelidae. Amsterdam, Netherlands: SPB Academic Publishing.

Daccordi M, 1974. Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae. Contribution to the study of Chrysomelidae 4 (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 38). Notulae Entomologicae, 54: 90.

Hargreaves H, 1924. Report of the government entomologist. Report of the Department of Agriculture Uganda, 1923. Entebbe, Uganda: Department of Agriculture, 15-21.

Harris WV, 1933. Report of the Assistant Entomologist. Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture Tanganyika 1932. Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: Department of Agriculture Tanganyika, 73-75.

Jolivet P, 1952. Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera Chrysomeloidea). Parc National de L'Upemba 1. Mission G. F. De Witte, 8(3):23-47.

Jolivet P, 1957. Coleoptera Chrysomeloidea. Exploration Hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947) Résultats Scientifiques. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 3(6): 47.

Jolivet P, Van Parys E, 1977. An unpublished case of aggressive mimetism between a chrysomelid (Mesoplatys cincta Olivier) and a carabid (Cyaneodinodes ammon Fabricius)(Coleoptera). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon, 46:168-180.

Mchowa JW, Ngugi DN, Maghembe JA, 1994. Pest complex in agroforestry systems: the Malawi experience. Special Issue: Agroforestry research in the African miombo ecozone. Proceedings of a regional conference on agroforestry research in the African miombo ecozone held in Lilongwe, Malawi, 16-22 June 1991. Forest Ecology and Management, 64: 2-3.

Melaku W, Tsedeke A, Anteneh T, 1996. Getting to know the enemy - Mesoplatys beetles and Sesbania. Agroforestry Today, 8(3):17-18; 1 ref.

Paulian R, 1955. Research on the insects of biological importance in Madagascar XXI to XXIV. XXI Observations on two chrysomelids. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar (E), 6:1-7.

Smee C, 1936. Report of the Entomologist. Report of the Department of Agriculture, Nyasaland 1935. Zomba, Malawi: Department of Agriculture, Nyasaland, 23-25.