Apriona cinerea, also known as the poplar stem borer or the apple stem borer,[1] is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from India and Pakistan.[2] It contains the varietas Apriona cinerea var. newcombei.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Apriona |
| Species: | A. cinerea
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| Apriona cinerea Chevrolat, 1852
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Description
editAn adult beetle is 26-50mm in length[1] and narrower in width at around 15-16mm.[3] They are greyish-yellow, and their underside is black. The antenna are slightly longer than the body, in both males and females.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editA. cinerea is native to the western ranges of the Himalayas and in the areas adjoining India and Pakistan.[1]
In India, they are found in north-western states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Hariyana and Punjab.[4]
As for Pakistan, A. cinerea can be found in the Sindh province,[3] in the Peshawar and Parachinar cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (also known as the North-West Frontier Province),[1] and Rawalpindi[1] of the Punjab province.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Organization, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection (2014). "Apriona cinerea". Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin. 44 (2): 151–154. doi:10.1111/epp.12126. S2CID 253964326.
- ^ BioLib.cz - Apriona cinerea. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Pathan, K. A.; Panhwar, W. A.; Shaikh, A. M.; Ujan, S. A.; Ujan, J. A.; Memon, K. H.; Pathan, I. A.; Mangi, S. (2021). "Long horned beetles (Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) with new records and their association with different weed plants in Sindh, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research. 27 (1): 79–91. doi:10.28941/pjwsr.v27i1.919. S2CID 244313178. ProQuest 2511883729.
- ^ Singh, A. P.; Bhandari, R. S.; Verma, T. D. (2004). "Important insect pests of poplars in agroforestry and strategies for their management in northwestern India". Agroforestry Systems. 63 (1): 15–26. doi:10.1023/B:AGFO.0000049429.37483.47. S2CID 2044964.