Scymnus latemaculatus

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Scymnus latemaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Coccinelloidea
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Scymnus
Species:
S. latemaculatus
Binomial name
Scymnus latemaculatus

Scymnus (Pullus) latemaculatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Taiwan.[1][2][3]

Description[]

Body length is 1.5 to 2.0 mm. Body long and dark brown in color. Elytra densely pubescent.[4]

Biology[]

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as , Aphis craccivora, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, Hyadaphis coriandri, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Therioaphis trifolii, , Schizaphis graminum, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Ferrisia virgata, , Drosicha mangiferae, , Amrasca biguttula, Bemisia tabaci and .[5][1][6][7][8]

Host plants of the beetle include: mustard, lucerne, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, turnip, bottle gourd, brinjal, okra, wheat, cotton, and rose.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ali, Muhammad; Ahmed, Khalil; Ali, Shoukat; Raza, Ghulam; Hussain, Ishtiaq; Anjum, Syed Ishtiaq (2018-12-06). "An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae with four new records from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". ZooKeys (803): 93–120. doi:10.3897/zookeys.803.22543. PMC 6292984. PMID 30643484. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. ^ Yasmeen, Shaikh; Dugaje, Punam (2020). "Holistic Survey on Predatory Ladybird Beetle Diversity at Selected Regions of Nashik District (Maharashtra), India" (PDF). International Journal of Biological Innovations. 02: 52–56. doi:10.46505/IJBI.2020.2108. S2CID 219882516. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. ^ Janakiraman, Poorani; Booth, Roger G. (2021-01-02). "Nomenclatural notes on three species of Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Ceylon". Oriental Insects. 55: 56–68. doi:10.1080/00305316.2020.1748134. S2CID 216248532. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. ^ "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tropical Agricultural Research Vol: 19, 69-77 (2007). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ "Scymnus latemaculatus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  6. ^ "A new report of lady beetle Scymnus latemaculatus Mots. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Bangladesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. ^ Aalaoui, M. El; Bouharroud, R.; Sbaghi, M.; Bouhssini, M. El; Hilali, L. (2019). "Predatory potential of eleven native Moroccan adult ladybird species on different stages of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae)". EPPO Bulletin. 49 (2): 374–379. doi:10.1111/epp.12565. S2CID 199630319. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. ^ "Development and Feeding Potential of Scymnus sp. on the Bean Aphid Aphis craccivora". Journal of Biological Control: Volume 6, Issue 2, 1992. Retrieved 2021-09-11.


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