Euphoria lurida (Fabricius, 1775)

Iorio, Osvaldo Di, 2014, A review of the natural history of adult Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Argentina and adjacent countries, Zootaxa 3790 (2), pp. 281-318 : 295-297

Euphoria lurida (Fabricius, 1775)

Eupliozia (sic!) lurida Fabricius : Hayward 1938 (distribution, natural history), 1941: 89 (distribution; natural history). Euphoria bivittata , not Gory & Percheron, 1833: Hayward 1944: 13 (natural history); Hayward 1960: 24 (natural history); Di Iorio 2004a: 183 (catalog, distribution; natural history, references): misidentifications.

Euphoria sp.: Bosq 1942: 22 (natural history); Ward et al. 1977: 30 (distribution, natural history, references); Morán Lemir 1985 (distribution, natural history); Cordo & DeLoach 1987: 22 (distribution, natural history, reference); Di Iorio 2004a: 184 (catalog, distribution, natural history, references).

Literature food records. BRAZIL: localities not stated, in flowers of “ Acácia comúm”, Acacia longifolia (Mimosaceae) ; L. O.T. Mendes (personal observation), on “abacateiro”, Persea americana (Lauraceae) ; Zikán & Zikán (personal observation), in flowers of “abacaxi”, Ananas sativus (Bromeliaceae) ; E. Bentes (personal observation), on fruits of “ameixeira”, Prunus domestica (Rosaceae) ; on “arroz”, Oriza sativa (Poaceae) ; on “batatinha”, Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) ; on flowers and fruits of “caquizeiro”, Diospyrus kaki ; on flowers of “cebola”, Allium cepa (Liliaceae) ; R.A. Rodríguez (personal observation), on fruits of “coqueiro da Bahia ”, Cocos nucifera (Arecaceae) ; on flowers and fruits of “figueira cultivada”, Ficus carica ; on “goiabeira”, Psidium guayava (Myrtaceae) ; L. O.T. Mendes (personal observation), on “gravatá”, Bromelia sp. ( Bromeliaceae ); on green part of “milho”, Zea mays ; on flowers and fruits of “pereira”, Pyrus communis ; on flowers and fruits of “pessegueiro”, Prunus persica (Rosaceae) ; on flowers and fruits of “videira”, Vitis spp. ( Vitaceae ) ( Silva et al. 1968); Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, “mudas de Citrus ” ( Rutaceae ) ( Costa Lima 1936); Sãó Paulo: Campinas, 1932, “atacando a polpa melosa das cerejas” of Coffea sp. ( Rubiaceae ) ( Fonseca 1934), “cerejas de cafeeiro” ( Costa Lima 1936, Silva et al. 1968, following Fonseca 1934); Brazil, on coffee (Berg without date, Le Pelley 1973); (Piracicaba), eating sap in wounds on Citrus plants, caused by the boring larvae of Macropophora accentifer (Oliver, 1795) ( Coleoptera : Cerambycidae ) ( García 1987); Distrito Federal: on flowers of “laranjeira”, Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae) ( Costa Lima 1936, 1953; Silva et al. 1968); Rio Grande do Sul: (locality not stated), on Solanum melongena (Solanaceae) ( Bertels 1962) (on flowers and “talos ternos” of “beringela” ( Silva et al. 1968)); surroundings of Pelotas, on Citrus limon (Rutaceae) ( Biezanko et al. 1949) (on flowers of “limoeiro” ( Silva et al. 1968)), Citrus nobilis (Rutaceae) ( Biezanko et al. 1949), Citrus sinensis ( Biezanko et al. 1949) , Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae) ( Biezanko et al. 1949) (on fruits of “melão” ( Silva et al. 1968)), Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) ( Biezanko et al. 1949) (on leaves and fruits of “morangueiro” ( Silva et al. 1968)), Rosa sp. ( Biezanko et al. 1949) (on flowers of “roseira” ( Silva et al. 1968)); Distrito de Barreto, município de Triunfo, Horto Florestal AES-SUL Ltda., 29°52’00”S, 29°56’00”S; 51°45’00”W, 51°41’00"W (sic), on flowers of Elephantopus mollis , and Mikania orleansensis (Asteraceae) ( Lopes et al. 2007); Município do Capão do Leão, Estação Experimental de Terras Baixas, adults on 15% of plants of Zea mays (Poaceae) , feeding on stigmas, styles and young grains ( Cunha et al. 2007). ARGENTINA : (localities not stated), on fruits, especially peachs Prunus persica , but also on figs ( Ficus carica ), grapes ( Vitis vinifera , Vitaceae ), “damascos” ( Prunus armeniaca , Rosaceae ), pears ( Pyrus communis ), “higos de tuna” ( Opuntia ficus-indica , Cactaceae ) ( Blanchard 1939, Di Iorio 2004a; Opuntia sp.); (locality not stated), on flowers of Citrus ( Bosq 1942, 1943; Hayward 1942, 1960, following Bosq 1942); ( Willemstein 1978, following Hayward 1942, 1960); on Prosopis sp. ( Mimosaceae ) ( Bosq 1942, Ward et al. 1977, Cordo & DeLoach 1987, Di Iorio 2004a); Salta: Rosario de Lerma, I-1992, 5 exx. (ODIC), on ripened figs, Ficus carica ( Di Iorio 2003) ; Misiones: Montecarlo, on flowers of Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae) ( Rosillo et al. 1978, Di Iorio 2004a); Tucumán: Ticucho, Tapia, between 7 de Abril and Nueva Esperanza, affecting the leaves of Flaveria bidentis (Asteraceae) ( Morán Lemir 1985, Di Iorio 2004a); locality not stated, damage in the leafs of Zea mays (Poaceae) (Medina & Guzmán de Tomé 2006); Santiago del Estero: without locality, 13-II-1926, G. Rizo Patron leg., 2 exx., on “ capullo de algodonero ” ( Bosq 1926), on flowers of cotton ( Denier 1939); ( Hayward 1942, following Bosq 1942); ( Bosq 1943); ( Hayward 1960, following Bosq 1942); ( Di Iorio 2004a); Saladillo, affecting leaves of Flaveria bidentis ( Morán Lemir 1985, Di Iorio 2004a); Sachayoj, 19-I-1993, feeding on sap on wounds in Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Malvaceae) ( Di Iorio 2003) ( Fig. 4 ); Chaco: Charata, Di Iorio leg., 3-II-1991, 22 exx. (ODIC), 12-II-1991, 6 exx. (ODIC), 18-II-1991, 9 exx. (ODIC), 1993, 2 exx. (ODIC), I-1994, 7 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of Morrenia odorata (Asclepiadaceae) ( Di Iorio 2003), 2-III-1991, 1 ex. (ODIC), 3–10- I-1992, 13 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of Baccharis medullosa (Asteraceae) ( Di Iorio 2003, 2004a), I-1992, 24 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of Clematis montevidensis (Ranunculaceae) ( Di Iorio 2003, 2004a), on fruits of Vassobia breviflora , feeding sap on stems of Achatocarpus praecox (Achatocarpaceae) ( Di Iorio 2003), feeding on nectar of flowers and on ripened fruits of Passiflora mooreana (Passifloraceae) ( Amela García & Hoc 1998, Di Iorio 2004a); Roque Sáenz Peña, on flowers of Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae) at day ( Torretta et al. 2010); Córdoba: Alta Gracia ( Bruch 1919, Viana & Williner 1981, Di Iorio 2004a), chewing the stems of Baccharis incisa (Asteraceae) ( Bruch 1919, Di Iorio 2004a); Villa Carlos Paz, 17-I-1995, 17 exx. (LBFC), on inflorescences of Pteroglossaspis ruwensoriensis (Orchidaceae) , 24 exx. (LBFC), entering a plant patch to feed on nectar inside the flowers ( Singer & Cocucci 1997); Santa Fe: Sunchales, on flowers of Helianthus annuus at night ( Torretta et al. 2009), and at day ( Torretta et al. 2010); Entre Ríos: Concordia, on flowers of Rosa spp. ( Rosaceae ) ( Hayward 1938, 1941, 1942); ( Bosq 1943, following Hayward 1941); ( Hayward 1944, 1960); ( Di Iorio 2004a); Paraná, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná, February, adults on flowers of Conyza bonariensis var. bonariensis (Asteraceae) (Ríos de Saluso et al. 1989, Di Iorio 2004a). URUGUAY: (locality not stated), on flowers of Eupatorium serratum (Asteraceae) ( Tremoleras 1910); (locality not stated), on flowers of Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae) ( Ruffinelli & Carbonell 1954, Hayward 1960, Willemstein 1978).

New food records and material examined. PARAGUAY: Itapúa: Pirapó, II-1982, Di Iorio leg., 12 exx. ( ODIC), on flowers of Baccharis pingraea (Asteraceae) . ARGENTINA : Catamarca: Catamarca (city), II-1993, Di Iorio leg., 5 exx. ( ODIC), on fruits of Opuntia sp. ( Cactaceae ), 5 exx. ( ODIC), on flowers of Coniza sp.

( Asteraceae ); La Merced, Di Iorio leg., 19-II-1993, 14 exx. (ODIC), 20-II-1993, 2 exx. (ODIC), 22-II-1993, 17 exx. (ODIC), 25-II-1993, 26 exx. (ODIC), 31-XII-2007, 7 exx. (ODIC), all on flowers of Baccharis pingraea (Asteraceae) ; Miraflores, 17-II-1993, Di Iorio leg., 2 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of Senna aphylla (Fabaceae) ; Tucumán: Las Tipas, 22–23-III-1992, Di Iorio leg., 4 exx., (ODIC), on flowers of Baccharis sp. ( Asteraceae ); Chaco: Roque Saenz Peña, 20-XII-1991, Di Iorio leg., 1 ex. (ODIC), on flowers of Baccharis sp. ( Asteraceae ); Roque Sáenz Peña, 10-XI-2004, J.P. Torretta & N.H. Montaldo leg., # 4670, 1 ex. (BAFA), on flowers of Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae) at day ( Torretta et al. 2010); J.J. Castelli, 7–8-I-2010, Di Iorio personal observation, 4 exx., feeding on ripened figs on the plant; La Rioja: Los Molinos, 19-XI-2001, Di Iorio leg., 1 ex. (DIOC), on flowers of Lippia turbinata (Verbenaceae) ; Santa Fe: Santo Tomé, 2-XII-2006, Di Iorio leg., 2 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of undetermined Apiaceae ; Cañada El Sauce, 28-I-2007, Di Iorio leg., 15 exx. (ODIC), on flowers of Eryngium sp. ( Apiaceae ); Sunchales, 19-XII-2005, J.P. Torretta, M. Devoto & N.H. Montaldo leg., # 4986, 1 ex. (BAFA), on flowers of Helianthus annuus at day ( Torretta et al. 2010), 14-XII-2005, J.P. Torretta & N.H. Montaldo leg., # 4985, 1 ex. (BAFA), on flowers of Helianthus annuus at night ( Torretta et al. 2009).

Bait-traps. ARGENTINA : Córdoba: Capilla del Monte, Aguas Azules, A. Fortino leg., 14-II-1990, 4 exx. (AFBA), I-1996, 1 ex. (AFBA), 28-I to 14-II-2012, 36 exx. (AFBA), 1–15-II-2013, 36 exx. (AFBA), feeding on banana bait traps; Entre Ríos: Liebig, XI– XII-1996, I– III-1997, numerous exx., in banana bait-traps ( Di Iorio 2003), 10-I-1997, Di Iorio leg., 28 exx. (ODIC), banana bait trap.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Feeding behavior of adult Cetoniinae: Fig. 1, Allorhina sp., Gymnetis carbo and G. g o r y i feeding on sap of undetermined tree (Pitanguí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, photograph by Nicodemos Rosa); Fig. 2, Gymnetis bonplandi feeding on sap of undetermined tree (Pitanguí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, photograph by Nicodemos Rosa); Fig. 3, Gymnetis strigosa on flowers of Marsdenia woodburiana [Asclepiadaceae] (photograph by Alex Segarra, 17 May 2013); Fig. 4, Gymnetis hepatica, feeding on sap of Sphaeralcea bonariensis, together with Euphoria lurida (Sachayoj, Santiago del Estero, Argentina).