Horia (beetle)
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Horia is a genus of beetle
s in the family Meloidae. They are placed in a tribe Horiini which includes two other genera Synhoria and Cissites.
Some species in the genus live in the brood colonies of Xylocopa bees. Horia maculata was introduced to Hawaii to control Xylocopa but the beetles did not establish a stable population.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s in the family Meloidae. They are placed in a tribe Horiini which includes two other genera Synhoria and Cissites.
Some species in the genus live in the brood colonies of Xylocopa bees. Horia maculata was introduced to Hawaii to control Xylocopa but the beetles did not establish a stable population.