Biology:Scymnus latemaculatus

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Scymnus latemaculatus
Scymnus (Pullus) latemaculatus (10.3897-zookeys.803.22543) Figure 21.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. latemaculatus
Binomial name
Scymnus latemaculatus
Motschulsky, 1858

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 punicae, Aphis craccivora, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, Hyadaphis coriandri, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Therioaphis trifolii, Macrosiphum granarium, Schizaphis graminum, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Ferrisia virgata, Dactylopius opuntiae, Drosicha mangiferae, Amrasca devastans, Amrasca biguttula, Bemisia tabaci and Tetranychus atlanticus.[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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 30643484. PMC 6292984. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/22543/. 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". International Journal of Biological Innovations 02: 52–56. doi:10.46505/IJBI.2020.2108. http://ijbi.org.in/papers/8.%20IJBI%20Jun%202020%20Prof%20Shaikh.pdf. 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2020.1748134. Retrieved 2021-09-11. 
  4. "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka". http://www.pgia.pdn.ac.lk/files/Annual_congress/journel/v19/9_Predatory_Coccinellids.pdf. 
  5. "Scymnus latemaculatus". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/49386. 
  6. "A new report of lady beetle Scymnus latemaculatus Mots. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Bangladesh". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f19951107655. 
  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)" (in en). EPPO Bulletin 49 (2): 374–379. doi:10.1111/epp.12565. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/epp.12565. Retrieved 2021-09-11. 
  8. "Development and Feeding Potential of Scymnus sp. on the Bean Aphid Aphis craccivora". http://www.informaticsjournals.in/index.php/jbc/article/view/15175. 

Wikidata ☰ Q75840101 entry