Anomala denuda and A. plebeja (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae): two poorly known species of shining leaf chafers in Southern Togo (West Africa)

Sunday, November 10, 2013: 4:35 PM
Meeting Room 5 ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Kwevitoukoui Hounkpati , University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Georg Goergen , Biological Control Centre for Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cotonou, Benin
Joseph V. McHugh , Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
The first inventory of Rutelinae (shiny chafers) was conducted in the marine and mid altitude regions of Togo (West Africa) from 2004 to 2005. Two of the species recorded, Anomala denuda Arrow 1819 and A. plebeja Olivier 1725, appeared to be pest species of high agricultural importance.