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Studies on the taxonomy of the family Coccineiiidae (Coleoptera)

DISSERTATION PRESENTED FOR THE DEGREE OF

Mnittv of ^ftilogopljp IN

Z O O b O G Y OF

THE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY. ALIGARH

BY

SHAMA AFROZB

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

ALIGARH (INDIA)

1990

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D E P A R T M E N T O F Z O O L O G Y ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

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Date ^ \:2 . i s ... ,

This i s to c e r t i f y that Miss Shama Afroze

has completed her M.Phil, work under my supervision

on a problem en t i t l ed "Studies on the taxonomy of t t e

family Gocclnellidae (Colecptera)". This i s an o r i

ginal contr ibut ion and d i s t i n c t addit ion to the e x i s

t ing knowledge on the subjec t . Being sa t i s f i ed with

the qua l i t y and quant i ty of the work, she is permitted

to submit i t for the award of M.Phil, degree in Zoology

of the Aliqarh Muslim Universi ty, Aligarh,

iTAdam Shafee) Reader

CONTENTS

Page No.

I. Aa<N0WLEDGEMENT3 , . . . , . , , , -

II. INTRODUCTION „..,<.. ,,.... ?

III. MATERIAL AND METHODS . b

IV. FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE H

Diagnosis. „....,.. ....,,, 8

Key t o s u b f a m i l i e s a n d some? g e n e r a o f I n d i a n

C o c c i n e 11 i d a e . „ . . . . , 10

1 . GenuK C o c c i n e l l a L i n n a e u s l;?

Genus HariTionia Mu' .sani : 1 W

3 . Genus V e r a n i a M u l s a r t , , , . , 20

4 , Genus M e n o c h i l u s T i m b < ; r l a k e , . , . , . , , . , . . , . . . . . . . 2:

Genui? Briifnus M u l s a n t

' . Genu£ I l l e i s M u l s a n t 26

7 . Genus E p i l a c h n a C h e v r o l a t . . . . , . ?>»

V. INDIAN COCCINELLID SpKCIKS ALONG WITH THEIR

DISTRIBUTION DATA. 33

V I . COCCINELLID PREDATORS AND THEIR CHALCIDOID

V I I , CliALCIDOID PARASITES ATTACKING CCXTCINELLID

PREDATORS IN INDIA 4 t

V I I I . REFERENCES 4g

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I , ACXNOWLBDGE fCNTS

The a u t h o r i s g r e a t l y i iK^bted t o Dr. s. Adam Shafee,

Reader i n t h e Department of Zoology for c r i t i c a l l y going

th rough .Manusc r ip t , she i s g r a t e f u l t o Prof. Mumtaz A. Khan, A.

Chaiinnan, Department of Zoology for encouragement and also

providing laboratory f a c i l i t i e s in the department. Thanks

a re also due to Dr. wu Yousuf and Mr, M, Jama 1 Ahmad for

useful suggestion/^ ..

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I I . INTRODUCTION

The members of t h e fcimily Cocci ne H i da e a r e commonly

known as lady b i r d b e e t l e s . They a r e extemely d ive r se i n t t e i r

h a b i t s . r-iajority of the s p e c i e s a r e b e n e f i c i a l because of

t h e i r predaceous n a t u r e and airei e f f e c t i v e n a t u r a l enemies of

a p h i d s , sca le i n s e c t s , white f l i e s and phytophagous mi t e s .

On the o t h e r hand some a r e i n j u r i o u s being phytophagous occur

a s s e r i o u s p e s t s of b r i n j a i and c u c u r b i t s i n Ind ia . Thie

predaceous c o c c i n e l l i d s have been s u c c e s s f u l l y u t i l i z e d in

the b i o l o g i c a l c o n t r o l of some i n j u r i o u s i n s e c t s and the f i r s t

s p e c t a c u l a r success i n t h i s method of c o n t r o l was achieved in

188S i n Ca l i fo rn i a by employinc the c o c c i n e l l i d , Rod-Olia

c a r d i n a l i s for combating Icerya p u r d i a s i . In 1929 R. cardina L., ^

was imported from C a l i f o r n i a and u t i l i z e d for con t ro l of

Icerya pure ha s i a t N i l g i r i h i l l s in I n d i a .

Kapur (1948) proposed the subfamily name Tetrabrachirwe

for L i t h o p h i l i n a e s ince t h e type genus l i t h o p h i l u s Fro l i ch was

preoccupied by t h e genus de sc r ibed by Schneider (1791) . He

(19 55) d iv ided the family Cocc ine l l i dae i n t o subfami l ies and

t r i b e s a s fo l lows:

Epi iachninae j

C o c c i n e l l i n a e j C o c c i n e l l i n i Synonychini C h i l o c o r i n i St ic l - io lot in i

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Aspidimerlni Scymnini Psylloborini

, Coccidulini Noviini Hippodamiinl

Chunram & Sasaj i (1981) divided the family

Coccinell idae i n t o 5 subfamilies and 10 t r i b e s as followst

s t i cho lo t i d inae t S t i cho lo t id in l Serangiini

Scymninae t S te thor in i Scymnini Aapidirnerird O r t a l i i n i

Chilocorinae i Ghilocorini

Platynaspini

Coccidulinae % Noviini

Epilachninae t Bpilachninl

Important contr lbut iona on the taxonomy of Indian

Coccinellidae were made by e a r l i e r workers are as followsj

Ayyar (1925, 1940), Bagal & Trehan (1945), Beeson (1941),

Canepari (1986), Chapin (1940, 1946), Chat ter j i & Bose

(1934), Ghelliah (1965), Das (1918)^ Ghorpade (1974, 1977),

Ghorpade & ChannaBasavanna (1974), Oorham (1894), Husain

(1929), Husain & Trehan (1933), Kapur (1937, 1939, 1940,

1942, 1944, 1946, l948a, l948b, 1948c, l943d, 1949, 1950a,

1950b, 1951, 1952, 1954a, 1954b, 1955, 1957, 1961a, 1961b,

1961c, 1962, 1963a, 1963b, l966)^Kapur & Sudha Roo (1962),

Ketkar (1959), Lai & Kanaka va i l l ( I960) , Lefroy (1909,

1913), Malhotra & Krishna swa my (1958), Miyatake (1967),

Modawal (1941), Nayar e t ^ . (1985), Pradhan (1935 , 1937,

1938), P u t t a r u d r i a h & ChannaBasavanna (1953, 1962),

Ramhaiinghan & Manavala Ramanujain (1986), Rawat & Modi

(1969). Subramaniam (1924), Sudha Rao (1962).

About 224 s p e c i e s rep i ' esen t ing 52 genera of the

fdiniiy Gocc ine l l idae have been i-eported from I n d i a .

Number of t a r s a l segments, presence or absence of

Do 331 t o o t h and c o n d i t i o n of a p i c e s of mandibles are taken

as impor tan t c h a r a c t e r s for s e p a r a t i n g the sub fami l i e s .

Number of an t enna l segments , monodentate o r b i d e n t a t e condi

t i o n s of mandibles , body s i z e , l eng th of parameres and

c o n d i t i o n of proximal and d i s t a l ends of sipho of male

g e n i t a l i a a r e c h a r a c t e r s of gene r i c s i g n i f i c a n c e . Body

co lou r , number of spo t s on e l y t r a e t c . a r e of s p e c i f i c

s i g n i f i c a n c e ,

A l i s t of Ind ian s p e c i e s i s provided, Qeographic^l

d i s t r i b u t i o n based on p u b l i s t e d records and on the c o l l e c t i o n

i s given a g a i n s t each s p e c i e s .

Above 13 species of chalcidoid pa ras i t e s representing

Ghalcididae, Bncyrtidae and Eulophidae are known to attf->ck

cocc ine l l id predators in India.

I l l u s t r a t i o n s ( f ig , lA-H) a re provided for be t t e r

understanding of the morphological s t r u c t u r e s . Key to sub

families and some genera of Indian Coccinellidae i s provided.

The charac ters included in the generic key and i l l u s t r a t i o n s

are suf f ic ient for the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of the species. There

fore, the known species havet not been red escribed.

The present study i s supported by 76 i l l u s t r a t i o n s

arranged in 10 p l a t e s . The p la tes are inser ted in the text

a t appropr ia te p laces .

The en t i r e study i s based on the specimens collected

by the author as well as on the specimens col lected by senior

lab oolleagues during t h e i r course of insect survey. The-

specimens examined by the author have been deposited in

Zoological Museum, Aligarh Muslim Universi ty, Aligarh, In. i i i .

I I I . MATERIAL AND METHOD

The p r e s e n t s t u d y i s ba sed on t h e c o l l e c t i o n made by

t h e a u t h o r from v a r i o u s impoir tan t a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s of A l i g a r h ,

F a t e h p u r and Kanpur , a s w e l l as on t h e c o l l e c t i o n i n t h e

Depari:ment o f Zoology of t h e A l i g a r h Muslim U n i v e r s i t y , A l i g a r h .

A c o m p l e t e r e c o r d was m a i n t a i n e d showing t h e name of l o c a l i t y ,

d a t e o f c o l l e c t i o n , name of h o s t p l a n t / p r e y e t c .

The s p e c i m e n s were p r e s e r v e d i n 80?6 a l c o h o l . Dry

mounts were a l s o p r e p a r e d . The d r i e d s p e c i m e n s were r e l a x e d

i n a m o i s t t u b e f o r one t o f o u r h o u r s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i ^

t h e abdomen was s e p a r a t e d by g e n t l y p r e s s i n g i t o f f <3t i t s

b a s e w i t h a s h a r p n e e d l e , t a k i n g c a r e n o t t o i n j u r e t n e

o t h e r p a r t s , t h e g e n i t a l i a and t h e t e r m i n a l abdomina l

s c l e r i t e s were b o i l e d i n ICSt KoH s o l u t i o n . L a t e r , t h e

m a t e r i a l was washed i n d i s t i l l e d w a t e r . A f t e r t h e normal

p r o c e s s o f d e h y d r a t i o n c l e a r i n g was done i n c l o v e o i l . i n

o r d e r t o make a d e t a i l s t u d y of v a r i o u s components of male

and female g e n i t a l i a t h e m a t e r i a l was d i s s e c t e d unde r t he

b i n o c u j a r w i t h t h e h e l p of f i n e n e e d l e s . V a r i o u s i m p o r t e n t

p a r t s were k e p t on a s l i d e c o n t a i n i n g a d r o p of canada

b a l s a m and was o r i e n t e d t o t h e r e q u i r e d p o s i t i o n and were

l a i d o v e r by c o v e r s l i p s , T^he s l i d e s were k e p t i n a

t h e r m o s t a t a t a t e m p e r a t u r e o f 40*C f o r a p e r i o d o f a week

i n ord«r to make them complete ly d r y . Diagram of whole

specimen a s well as va r ious components of g e n i t a l i a were

made with the help of camera l u c i d a .

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IV. FAi4lLY COCClUi:hLlDh£ I^TRKILLE

Diagnosis I Body o v a l , hemispher ica l o r c i r c u l a r

i n shape; v e n t r a l s u r f a c e h o r i z o n t a l ; co lour b l ack , grey

o f t en s p o t t e d ; head s m a l l , p a r t i a l l y withdrawn i n t o

p ro thorax o r concea led under t h e pronotum; eyes l a r g e ;

antennae shor t , c l a v a t e , u s u a l l y 11-segmented, r a r e l y 7-9

segmented; mandibles with monodentate , b i d e n t a t e o r m u l t i -

d e n t a t e a p i c e s , Prothorax prominent but usua l ly narrower

than abdomen; e l y t r a and wings f u l l y developed; l egs shor t

and s t o u t ; t a r s i u s u a l l y 3-segmented r a r e l y 4-segmented,

claws u s u a l l y t o o t h e d , Abdcmen with 5 o r 6 f ree s t e r n i t e s ,

Male g e n i t a l i a (Pig, 1 P-G)tConsis t of f ive

d i s t i n c t components!

1. Sipho (Fig. 1 Cr>i I t i s an e longa ted t u b e , i t s

proximal end d i l a t e d to form a boot-shaped s i phona l c a p s u l e ;

d i s t a l end u s u a l l y long and s l e n d e r , rare ly d i l a t e d ,

2. Basal p i e c e (Fig, 1 F) j I t i s a p p a r e n t l y made up

of two l a t e r a l ha lves which when seen from the d o r s a l sicie,

appear l i k e two va lves of a b iva lve s h e l l , a n t e r o - v e n t r ^ l iv

the b a s a l p i ece has a wide opening through which the s ipho

i s r e t r a c t e d forwairds i n t o the body c a v i t y .

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3 . Siphonal sheathj The slphonal sheath a r t i cu la t ed

postero-vontraiiy with the basal piece and surrounds the

d i s t a l half of the s ipho.

4. Hypomerej I t i s an elongated chit inous part one

end of'Which a r t i c u l a t e s with the vent ra l corner of the

basal piece and the other almost f i t s against the siphonal

capsule.

5. Parameresj These are f inger - l ike process a r t i

culated with the postero-doraal surface of the basal piece,

one on each s ide , d i s t a l end of parameres bears long b r i s t l e s .

The fernale gen i ta l i a (Fig, 1 H) j Consist of undiff

e ren t i a t ed ov ipos i to r , the female geni ta l opening i s bounded

by an unpaired dorsal p l a t e above, a pa i r of l a t e r a l p la tes

on s ides and a pa i r of vent ra l p la tes below; the female

geni ta l opening leads without any intervening ttibe in to two

d i f fe ren t organs, one being the prominent bursa copuiatr ix

and other vagina looks funnel shaped, the bursa copuiatr ix

receives close to i t s an t e r io r extremity, the short sper-

mathecal duct which shows a brownish c h l t i n i s a t l o n at i t s

two ends.

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KEY TO SUBPAMILISS ANID SOME INDIAN GENERA OP

THE FAMILY COCCINELLI13AE.

! • T a r s i 3-segmented • • > . » 2

_ T a r s i 4-segroentod . . , TETRABRACPiYNAE KAPUR, 1948

T9<?iCabyacnY8 Kapur, 1943

2, Mandibles with a basal tooth and with b i f i d or simple

apex; Carnivorous or fungivorous ,

COCCINSLLINAE L a t r e l l l e , 1807. 3

Mandibles (Fig. 10 C) \»dthout basal tooth and usua l ly

with mult identate apex; phytophagous EPILACHNINAE

• • , • SDilachna Chevrolet, 1337

3 , Mandibles b identate , inner margins never serrate^ , . . , - :

- Mandibles b i furcate at apex, inner margins s erra te . , , , *

> I l l e i s Mulant, 1850

4, Body usua l ly l a r g e , more tlian 2 mm. long ,. .5

- Body very smal l , u s u a l l y between 1,0 to 1.5 ram, long;

prosternum without carlnae Stethgrua Weise, 1891

5, Prosternum with one or two car inee „ 6

Prosternum without carinae 7

6, Prosternum with two c a r i n a e . . . Crvptooonus Mulsant ,1850

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Prosternum with one m l d l o n g i t u d i n a l ca r ina

ye ran i a Mulsant, 1850

7. Antennae l l - s egmen ted ; mandible with b i d e n t a t e apex a

- Antennae 7-segmented; mandible with monodentate apex

grvmus Mul san t , 18:-'0

8. Body modera te ly convex; hind t i b i a with a d i s t i n c t ap ica l

spu r ^

Body l e s s convex and l e s s rounded with pointed apex; hind

t i b i a without an a p i c a l spur

Harmonia Mulsant, 1850

9. Pronotum dark wi thout any marking except two a n t e r o - l a t e t ' -

l l y placed whi te pa tches Coccinel ja Linnaeus, 1758

Pronotum with a black basa l band connected by a shor t

narrow c o n s t r i c t i o n with a t r a n s v e r s e somewhat oval black

d i s c a l spot Menochilus Timberlake, 19 43

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1. Qenus Coct:rLnella Linnaeus

Cocclnella Linnaeus, 17!>8: ,565.

Diagnosis: Body oval and convex; antennae 11-segmented,

inser ted in front of eyes; rnandibles with bidentate apex

and d i s t i n c t basal tooth; p;ronotum with one pa i r of

a n t e r o - i a t e r a l l y placed white patches; hind t i b i a with

d i s t i n c t ap ica l spur; carnivorous. Male geni ta l ia (Fig. IF)

with parameres long, hyixjmere of uniform width and s l i gh t ly

curved; sipho (Fig. IG) with proximal end t ransverse ly

d i l a t e d , d i s t a l end tr ianguliarly d i l a t e d .

Key to some Indian species of Genus Coccinelia Linnaeus

1. Elytra without white c i r c u l a r spots . . 2

Each elytron with 6~cir<;ular white spots

1. b i l l i e t i (Mulsant)

2. Elytra without t ransverse black bands 3

Each e ly t ron (Fig. 3A) with t r i angu la r black marking on

sub-humeral area with a wavy black post median band,

confluent with the biac>: suturai mar^n ; a sub-quadrate

black spot a t three- four th the ex terna l margin

, 2, t ransversa l i s Fabricius

3. Each e ly t ron (Pig, lA) with 4 black spots including one

sutura i spot 3, septempunctata Linnaeus

Each e lyt ron (Fig. 2A) with 6 black spots including

one suturai spot 4. undacimpunctata Linnaeus

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sl4,a septemjun^tata Linnaeus (Fig. I A - G)

Coccinelia geptempunctatcj Linnaeus, 1758; 365.

Coccinelia septempunctata Linnaeus; Kapur, 19621481.

Haad dark with a d i s t i n c t white spot near each eye;

antennae (Fig, ID) 11-segmented with 8-segtnented funicle and

unsegmented club; mandibles (Fig. IB) with a d i s t i n c t basal

tooth and b identa te apex; maxillae (Fig. IC) well developed

with short galea. Pronotum dark with a white patch on each

a n t e r o - l a t e r a i margin. Elytra yellowish brown each with

4 black spots including one su tura l spot; legs e n t i r e l y dark,

hind t i b i a e with d i s t i n c t ap ica l spur. Male geni ta l ia (Fig. IF)

with parameres long and f inge r - l ike bearing long hairs a t

ap ices , hypomere long and s l i g h t l y curved; sipho (Pig. IG) with

hammer-shaped siphonai capsule having dorsa l ly placed hook,

d i s t a l port ion bears a t r i angu la r process in the middle of

which median o r i f i c e i s present .

Body length: 4,5 mm. - 5 . 5 mm.

1 : ^ 46, Material Examined:^ 40, INDIA, Aiigarh, Predator on

aphids, 30 I I I . 1988 M. Yousuf.

Coccinelia undecimpunctata Linnaeus (Fig. 2 A .. J)

Coccinelia undecimpunctata Linnaeus; Vodjdani, 1965,

Plant Protection Deptt. Univ. Tefaeran 65: 3 4.

Pig . 1 A - Gi. Cocclnel ia sep t em puncta ta Linnaeus

t A, En t i r e body, 0

B. Mandible, A

C. Maxi l l a , 6

D, Antenna, 0 }

B. Lab i a l pa lp , 0 F, G e n i t a l i a , O

G, S ipho , 0

H. G e n i t a l i a , g

Midian Orifice

-Styli Juft Of Setae

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Body rounded, moderately convex; head dark; antennae

(Pig. 2B), 11-segmented with B-segmented funicle; mandibles

(Fig. 2C) with bidentate apex and d i s t i n c t basal tooth; maxillae

(Pig. 2P) well developed with short galea; pronotum dark with

l a t e r a l margins white. Elytr«i yellow each with 6-dark spots

including one sutura 1 spot; legs dark, hind t i b i a with apical

spur. Female and male gen i ta l i a are shown as i n Fig. 2 G-K.

Body length : 4.6 ^m.

Material Examined : 2 0, 1 0, INDIA, Aligarh, 10.v. 1986.

by sweeping, S.A. shafee.

CQC9^nej.la t r a n s v e r s a l j s pabricius

(Fig. 3 A - G)

Coccinella t r a n s v e r s a l i s pabr ic ius , 17811 97.

Coccinella t r a n s v e r s a l i s pabr ic ius; Kapur, 1962: 485.

Coccinelia t r a n s v e r s a l i s pabr ic ius ; Kapur, 1966; 178.

The species has been described in d e t a i l by

Kapur (1962). Male gen i ta l i a (Pig. 3 F, G) Closely re la ted

to the male gen i ta l i a of £. septempunctata but d i f f e r s from

l a t e r in having s t r a i g h t hypomere and d i s t a l end of sipho

twisted.

Body length - 4.62 mm. - 5.5 mm.

Material Examined : 6 0, INDIA, Aligarh, University

campus, 3 0 . I I I . 1988. M. Yousuf.

Pig. 2, A-K. Cocclnella undecimpunctata Linnaeus

t A, Entire body, 0

1 B* Antenna^ 0

C. Mandible, 0

D. Labial palp, O

E. Labrum, O-

F. Maxilla, 0

G. Genitalia, 0

H. Sipho, 0

I , Last abdominal s t e m i t e , ^

J* Geni ta l ia , 0

K» Spermatheca, ^

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F^ig-:2.

Fig. 3 A-G. Cocclnella t r ansve r sa l i s Fabrtcixis

t A, Entire body, O

B, Antenna, O t

C, Mandible, O

D« Labial palp, 0

E. Maxilla, O

F. Genitalia, o

G. Sipho, O

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Fig-3

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2, Genus Harmonla Mulsant

Harmonla Mulsant, 1846 t 108.

Dlagnosiss Body r e l a t i v e l y l e s s rounded and l e s s

convex; prosternum wi thout c a r n i a e ; antennae (F ig . 4B)

11-segtnented with 8-segmented fun lc l e and unsegmented c lub ;

mandibles (Fig, 4C) b i d e n t a t e a t apex; male g e n i t a l i a

(Pig . 4G) wi th parameres sho r t bea r ing small s e t ae a t

a p i c e s ; s ipho (F ig . 4H) wi th proximal end t r a n s v e r s e l y

d i l a t e d , d i s t a l end o v a t e never s l e n d e r .

Harmonia octomacula ta ( F a b r i c i u s ) (Fig, 4 A - H)

Harmonia octoroacuiata ( F a b r i c i u s ) ; Miyatake, 1959: 154.

Harmonia octomaculata Bieiawski & Chujo, 1961» 33 4.

M a t e r i a l Examinedi 20 0,, INDIA, S. Andaman, by sweeping,

2 5 . i x . 1988. M. Yousuf.

F i g . 4 A-H. Harmon l a oc tomacula ta (Fabricivis)

A. E n t i r e body, O

B. Antenna, O

C. Mandible, O

D. Maxi l la , 0

E. Labrurn, 0

F . Lab ia l p a l p , 0

G. G e n i t a l i a , 0

H. Sipho,. 0

A

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3, Genus veranla Mulsant

Veranla Mulsant, 1850 t 358.

Mandibles with a basc»l tooth , and bidentate apex;

antennae 11-segmented; prosternum with a mid-longitudinal

car ina ; male gen i t a l i a with parameres long, sipho with proximal

end much di la ted l a t e r a l l y , d i s t a l end bifurcated, hyporaere

d i l a t ed ap i ca l i y .

The genus i s known t o contain two species from India

and are separated^by"the following key charac te rs j

1, Each e ly t ron without subla te ra i longi tudinal dark band,

major par t of pronotura dark 1. d i sco lo r (Pabr.)

Each e ly t ron with a subla te ra i longi tudinal dark band;

pos t e r io r area of pronotum dark 2, vincta Gorham

verania d i sco lo r (Pabricius)

(Fig. 5C)

Coccinella d i sco lo r Pabric ius , 1798, Suppl. Ent_. Syst. 77.

Verania d i sco lor (Pabr . ) ; Mulsant, 1850 i 369.

Material Examined: 4 0, 3 0 , INDIA, s. Andaman, by

sweeping,25,ix, 1988. M, Yousuf.

verania vincta Gorham (Pig. 5 B)

verania vincta Gorham; Lai & xankaval i i , i960 t 96,

I te ter ia l Examined: 4 0, INDIA, s. Andaman, by

sweeping, 20. ix . 1988. M. Yousuf.

t Fig, 5 A, Cocclnella t r ansve r sa l i s Pabr ic ius , O

5 B. Veranla v ineta Gorham, O

5 C. Verania d i sco lor (Pabr ic ius) , 0

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£ E

iri rsi

Fig-5

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4. Genu3 Manochilus Timberiake

Menochllus Timberiake, 1943 i 40,

Diagnos i s i Body subrounded; pronotum with a black

b a s a l band connected by a s h o r t narrow c o n s t r i c t i o n with a

t r a n s v e r s e somewhat ova l b lack d i s c a l s p o t ; antennae (Fig . 6B)

11-segmented with 8-segmented fun ic le and unsegmented c lub ;

mandib les (TTg. 6 c) wi th b i f i d apex and c l e a r b a s a l toothy-

male g e n i t a l i a (Fig . 6 F) with parameres s p a t u l a t e bear ing

smal l s e t a e a p i c a l l y , hyporpere long and narrow; s ipho (Fig . 6G)

with proximal end transveapsly d i l a t e d , apex long and s l ende r .

Menochilus sexmaculatus ( F a b r i c i u s )

(F ig . 6 A-G)

Cocc ine l ia sextnaculata F a b r i c i u s , 1781 t 96 .

Chilomenes sexmaculata ( F a b r i c i u s ) ; Mulsant , 1850 t 144.

Menochilus sexmaculatus ( F a b r i c i u s ) ; Timberiake, 19 43 : 40.

Menochilus sexmaculatus ( F a b r i c i u s ) ; Bielawski & Chujo,

1961 : 333.

Menochilus sexmaculatus ( F a b r i c i u s ) ; Kapur, I966 t 176.

M a t e r i a l Examined : 6 0, 1 0 INDIA, Gudur, on

wild p l a n t , 30 .1 .1984 , M. Yousuf.

Fig. 6 A-G. Menochilus sexmaculatus Timberlake

A, Entire body, 0

B* Antenna, o

C,-'Mandible, 0 t

D, Maxilla, o t

E, Labial palp, 0

F, Genitalia, 0

G, Slpho, 0

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Fig-6

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5, Oenus Brumus Mulsant

Brumus Mulsant, 1850 » 49 2.

Diagnosisj Body oval, moderately convex; antennae

(Fig. 7 B) 7-segmented with 4-segmented funicle and ungegmented

club; mandibles (Pig. 7 C) with monodentate apex and d i s t i n c t

basal tooth; male gen i t a l i a (Fig. 7 Q) with parametes long,

hypomere short and d i l a t ed ap ica l ly ; sipho (Fig. 7 H) with

proximal end s l i g h t l y d i l a t ed , d i s t a l end oblong.

The genus i s known to contain two species from India

and a re separated by the following key characters t

1. Body more coarsely punctate; e l y t r a with 3 broad pa r t ly

confluent s t r i p e s „ , . . . 1 . l i nea tus weise

Body l e s s coarsely punctate; e ly t r« with 3 narrow

s t r i p e s 2. s u t u r a l i s Pabricius

Brumus s u t u r a l i s (Pabricius) (Pig. 7 A - I)

Goccinelia s u t u r a l i s Patirlcius, 1798 i 78.

Brumus s u t u r a l i s (Pabr ic ius) ; Mulsant, 1850 t 38.

Brumus s u t u r a l i s (pab r i c ius ) ; Kapur, 1942 : 56-60.

t Material Examinedx 1 0, INDIA, Gudur, 30.1.1984;

^ I 1 0,* 0, S.Andaroan, on Cocci do hys t r ix i n s o l i t u s Green, 25.ix, 1988. M, Yousuf.

Fig. 7, A-I, Brunus suturalls (Fabr,), 6

A. Entire body, 0

B. Antenna# 0

C. Mandible> O

D. Labrun, 0 t

E. Maxilla* O

F. Labiiw, 0 .

f G. Genitalia, O H, Sipho, 0

I. Genitalia* O 4-

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I 0-15 m m I

61 E

U3

J

Fig-1

Fig. 9 A-P. I l l e l s blstlqmosa Mulsant, 0

A. Entire body, o

B. Antenna, O

C. Maxilla, 0

D, Mandible, O

E, Genitalia, O

F, Sipho, 0

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I 0-25mm j

fig-^

Fig. 8 A-I. Coccinellid sp.

A. Entire body, 0

B. Antenna, O

C. Mandible, 0

D. Maxilla, 0

E. Labium, 0

F. Labrun, 0

G. Genitalia, 0

H. Sipho, 0

I. Genitalia, ^

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I 0-15mm I

E

o

Fig-8

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7. Genus Epllachna Chevroiat

Epilachna chevroiat , 1837 t 365.

Diagnosis t Body rounded, moderately convex; antennae

(Pig. 10 B) 11-segmented; mandibles (Fig. 10 C) with mult identate

apex and lacking the basal tooth; maxil lae (Fig, 10 E)-well

developed, galeae much broad; t a r s a l claws with basal tooth*

Male gen i ta l i a (Fig. 10 G) with parameres long, apex with small

se tae ; hypomere short and s l i g h t l y curved; sipho (Fig. 10 H)

with bilobed proximal siphonal capsule, d i s t a l end pointed.

Species belonging t o t h i s genus are exclus ively phytophagous

in na ture .

Key t o some Indian species of Epiiachna Chevroiat

1, Each e ly t ron with six dark spots 2

Each e ly t ron with 7 - 1 4 dark spots 6

2, Elytra with one or two su tura l spots 3

Elytra without su tu ra l spots 4

3, Elytra with one sutura l spot 1. manipurensis Kapur

Elytra with two su tu ra l spots

2.kaszabi Bielawski & Fursch

4, Scuteliura l i gh t brown; spot No. 4 of e ly t ron not touching

the ex terna l margin; underside mostly brown with only a

pair of piceous spots on metasternum 5

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Scutellum black; spot No. 4 of e ly t ron produced l a t e r a l l y

t o reach the ex terna l margin; under s ide mostly black or

piceous 3, ocel la ta Redt, 4. indica Mulsant

5, Pronotum with four spots arranged i n a row on the t r a n s

verse median l i n e , without any spot in the middle of the

said l i n e ; apex of suture smoothly meeting the ap ica l

margin of e l y t r a , not forming a point where the two meet

5. nana Kapur

Pronotum with six spots , arranged in th ree pa i r s , never

in a s t ra igh t row on the t ransverse median l i n e ; e ly t ra

with the apex of suture forming a small point where i t

meets the ap ica l margin 6, ani ta Kapur

6, Body r e l a t i v e l y small, generally 6 t o 7 mm. long, mode

r a t e l y convex; shoulder bo i l s d i s t i n c t 7

Body la rge , near ly 8 to 9 mm, long, s trongly convex;

shoulder b o i l s i n d i s t i n c t 7, processa Weige

7, The ex te rna l , median, black spot of the e ly t ra generally

touching the ex te rna l margin of elytron? male geni ta l ia

with the median lobe dentula te dorsa l ly , sipho nearly

s t r a igh t a t the apex which has an eye l e t ; ffemale geni tal

p la te with a rounded notch on the inner margin

8, dodecastioma (Wied.)

The ex te rna l , median, black spot of e ly t r a generally not

touching the ex te rna l margin of e ly t ron ; male geni ta l ia

vd.th the median lobe not den tu la te but with a dorsal

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b l a d e , o r kn i fe edge , of n e a r l y ha l f t h e l eng th of median

l o b e ; apex of s ipho sha rp ly narrowed on one s i d e and poin ted;

female g e n i t a l p l a t e r a t h e r deeply notched, with notched p a r t s

almost over lapp ing 9. septima Dieke

Bpilachna septima Dieke

iFig. 10 A-H)

Epilachna septima Dieke, 19 47 : 1-183,

Spi lachna septima Dieke; Kapur, 1966 : 151.

M a t e r i a l Examined i 2 0,, INDIA, Al iga rh , on Solanum s p . ,

1,0, V. 1986, S,A. Shafee,

Fig. 10. A-H. Epllachna septlma Dieke, 6

A. Entire body, 0

B. Antenna, O

C. Mandible, 0

D. Labium, O

E. Maxilla, 0

F. Labrxjm, O

G. Genitalia, 0

H. Sipho, O

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Fig.10

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V, INDIAN COCCINSLLID SPECIES ALONG WITH THEIR DISTRIBUTION DATA

Species

!• Adalj.a decempunctata (Linnaeus)

2. Adalia luteppicta Mulsant

3. Adalia a tranQndql Kapur & Rao

4. Adalia t e t r a s p i l o t a (Hope)

5. Adpnia varieoata (Goeze)

6. A£;t<3 n<f BAma^Jg , simplex Di«ke

7. Afic^Dtuia hlroalajana Kapur

8. Afidentula majaderstjeme (Muls.)

9- Afisaa benoalica Deike

10. ftftaa? S^>«ft«PM'Û^'âU Kapur

11. hUjJSSL congener (Gorham)

12. Afisaa d^werili (Mulsant)

13. Afisaa oibbera (Crotch)

14. tUsa^ qgH^^^h? Kapur

15. Afissa qravi (Mulsant)

16. AUaaa htn^^Qft^ Kapur

17. A f i s ^ macu^âris (Mulsant)

18. »,ftgaa m a r a i p i c o l l i s (Hope)

19. Af4gs,a ffiYg^4.TOtdeg ( S i c . )

Dis tr ibut ion

India

Dehradun, Kashmir, Mussoorie, Sikkim

Hiroachal Pradesh

Kashmir, Sikkim

Dehradun, Delhi , Gharwal, Kashmir, Mussoorie, Punjab

S. Andaman

Almora

Mussoorie, Sikkim

Oantok

Cherrapunjt

Darjeeling

Andaman

Gokteik

Gokteik

Assam, Kumaon hills, Nilgiri hills

Sikkim

Assam, N. Bengal, Sikkim

N. Bengal, sikkim

N. Bengal

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Species Dis tr ibut ion

20. A£Usa surei l^ca var. marqinQtata loapur

21. Afiaaa undeciraspilota (Hope)

22. AfigflVla ganacrlta (Crotch)

23. A^giQ<fafi,a ^^ecaj^^Qti (Hope)

24. Aiolocaria hexaapilota (Hope)

25. Aiolooeria miyabi l ia Mulsant

26. AniaQlemnia d i i a t a t a (Fabr.)

27. Artemia circumuata Mulsant

28. Aspidimerus ap^ncii Mulsant

29. Bai i ia dianae Mttlaant

30* B a l l i * eucharia Mulsant

31 . ^ ^ i a Qustavi Mulsant

32. ssama, iipo^tyt Meise 33. Bruwus auturai ia ( Fttbr.)

34. ppim§ SP>

35. G a l l i c a r l a sucerba (Mulsant)

36. Calvia duroae Kapur

37. Cliavla pasupa t i Kapur

38. Calvia plnalt i Kapur

39 . Clavia shiva Kapur

*0. Clavia s v k e s i (Crotch)

*!• Clavia t r l l o c h a n a Kapur

Aimora

Assam, N. Bengal, Si)c)clro

Darjeel lng

Sikkim

Kashmir, Sikkim

India

India

India

Assam, Khasi h i l l s

India

India

Sikkim

S. Andaman

Al l over India

Guntur, Tezpur

Al iga rh Darjeel ing

Sikk im

Sikkim

Sikk im

Sikkim

Darjeeling, Shillong

Sikkim

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spec le s Dis tr ibut ion

4 2 . Cataâa chapinl Kapur

4 3 . Catana parceaetoaa (Sicard)

4 4 . gMlQ90rf8 >?41"qM8 Mulsant

45 , Chlloc9rua

46. cmogorva 4 7 . <;mQ<;orMg

4 8 . g^43ipgo?rva

4 9 . gt^XogQJTVg

50. Chilocorua

5 2 . SQgCJQeUa

54 . gOgg4P«U^

55. gggg ipeâ

56. ggggtpe3.ia

5 7 . CQcdnel la

5 8 . .ggygJLnella

5 9 . Coccine 11a

6 0 . ggggiqelja

6 1 . So^lBphgya

6 2 . Coeiophgra

braet l weise

c o e i o a i m i l i a Kapur

ciryumdatus (Schonherr)

hayaeri Weise

^<artt <^g (Pabr.)

y o l i t u s Mulsant

f"t)4jtâ Mulsant

ay<;;uata Pabr,

(Svpharroonja) b i l l i e t i Mulsant

luteoDJcta Mulsant

fflagngpîDt^t^^tâ Rybakow

^4-pu^tulata Linn,

ye panda Thunberg

^ pt ewpuncta ta Linn»

transversa l i s Pabr,

i,yndeGiropunctata Linn„

b lpge l la ta Mulsant

" t n ^ l y g J U a Kapur

Nanital .

India

Almora, Assam, Kashmir, Sh i l long

Darjeei ing, Sikkiro

S, Andaman

Assam

Sikkim

Bangalore

India

N. India

Bangalore

Almora, Asaem, Kashmir, Mussoorie, Punjab

India

Kashmir

Agra

Andaman, Assam, Bengal

Darjeel ing, Udaipur

A l l over India

Akhnoor, Aiigarh

Al l over India

Sikkim

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8F»94og P4?^nb¥^^0"

63. (jyolegp^r^ ftOTflT^g^fl Mulsant

64. Coelophora un ico lor (Fabr.)

65. CoelQDhora sp.

66. Crvptooonua arj^qj (Mulsant)

67. gFYP^gwnvi? tîlln^fl^MS Kapur

68. CryptoQonu3 blmapulatus Kapur

69. Crvptoaonua brvanti Kafmr

70. crvptoaonua gpfflpley t s Kafur

71. CryptpQqQn\ta hiffl^laY?"?!? Kapur

72. crvptoaonus lUPflg^Qnii Kapur

73. CgYP<;oqgByff K^PVft Chorpade

74. flrYp^ggQi^â laaJOiS. (Meise)

75. CfYp^gqQI ya l?ff^ti|"8 (lêise}

76. cryptoQonus l o e b l i ClaudioCaneparl

77. crvptoaonua nl t ldua Kapur

78. grYP^g<KftV? gff^4ff"IVg (Gyllenhal)

79. gWg^gqgOMg PQgtp^^laUa Kapur

80 . Cryptogonus quadrlguttatus var. aia£L3si&2Z&a (Welae)

81. Crvptoaonus trloblitus (Gorham) Assam, Kumaon hills

North India

Andaman, Himalaya

Aiigarh

Almora, Sikkim

South India

Naga h i l l s , Ranikhet

Diphu

Assam, s ikk im

S ikk im

Sikkim

Bangalore

Aiigarh

Assam

Garhwal, Mussoorle

Manipur

Assam, Belgaum, N i l g i r l h i l l s

Almora, Assam, Darjeel lng Ranikhet, Sikkim

Assam, Kaldwani, Kalimpong, Kumaon h i l l s , Sikkim, Sudiya

82 . gfYP^Fgiagt^? montrouzleri Mulsant

India

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Spades Distr ibut ion

— —T

84.

85.

86 .

87 .

88 .

8 9 .

9 0 .

9 1 .

9 2 .

9 3 .

9 4 .

95 .

9 6 .

97 .

9 8 .

99 .

100.

Spilachna

Epilachna

Spil^achna

Spilachna

Bpiiachna

Spilachna

Spilachna

Epilachna

Spilachna

EDilachna

Epilachna

EDilachna

Epilachna

Epilachna

spilachna

Spilachna

Epilachna

anita Kapur

bengal!ca (Deike)

besuchatl Cia udioC}a nepa r i

(Solanophila) clandestina

Mulsant dodecastigrea

(Wiedemann)

dvtmerili Mulsant

f l a v i c o l l i s

(Thunberg)

qibbera Crotch

indica Mulsant

karenensia Kapur

kaszabi Bieiawski & Pursch

wanipurenais Kapur

maroinicQll ia Hope

nana Kapur

nar^yana Lai & Kanakavalii

n e v i l l i Dohm

Qcellata Radtenbacher

ornata Kapur

India

Darjeel ing

Darjeel ing

India

Andaman I s lands , Calcutta

Andaoaan, Darjeel ing

India

Darjeel ing

Aasam« Darjeel ing, Santok, Manipur, Naga h i l l s

Karen Mountains

Andaiaan Is lands

Assam, Manipur

Darjeel ing

N i l g i r i h i l l s

India

Andaman Is lands

Ghariai Punjab, Simla

^ i i^^a ic i i t ta

•f« V % -^^^

^^^m^^^^

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3pecl«a Dis tr ibut ion

101 JBpilachna procassa welse

102, Epliachna 28-punctata Fabr.

103* EpiJ'^chna pythp Mulaant

104» Spliachna aeptlma Dleke

105. Spilachna alkklmloa Kapur

106. Epiiachna undedmapllota (Hbpa)

107. Sp^],ac^)na YAfltntJOrtQPttBgma ,

C^br.)

108. BxochoBBua f iav lpes Thunb.

109. ExQchomua hiraalavensls Kapur 110. Gvrocarla gayf^^; (Mulsant) 111. ^^ygja ^ n a e r i t a Mulsant

112. miYaJa att^WAy^ (Hope)

113. Hagmofilfl *ggV*^ (Fabr.)

114. mnronifl ?.«Mm^ ^^se

115. HBymQnl QCtoinaculata (Pabrlcius)

116. Henosepilaehna iâgzab^ (Bi«law8ki fit Purseh)

117. HenQsepJiachna procesaa (Walge)

118. n?PQg»Btlagh^ PyaÛ^Pl'P^ (Mulsant)

119. Henoaepllaehna xiaiEHiStS^' punctalâ (Fabr.)

120. HanosepiXachoa wjasroannl (Mulaant)

121 . Hvperaaoia malndronl S i c . Var. bromoldos S i c ,

Andaman Is lands

India

Andaman Is lands

S. Andaman

Slkklro

India

Andaman Is lands , Gauhatl

Tezpur

Himalaya

India

North India, SikXlm

Punjab, Sikklm, Simla

South Andaman

Himachal Pradesh, Kastvnir, Punjab

India

Andaman

Andaman

India

India

India

Bangalore, Calcutta

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Species D i s tr ibut ion

122. UlSiSL b4ela>faK44

123. niSJLa. îM<mQ9^ Mulsant

124. illSU ll2dLSi Timberlaice

125. UlSJkS. SP-

126. j?viPYl dorwUa (weise) 127. JflVf^Yla inîca Kapur

128. JfltiWYAa Kaftaffpg^g Kapur

129. Jaygayi* Umbat?a Mots.

130. J?tifavA« P^lU^Mt? Mots.

131. jaMf^ytf i?^lQgCTia (weise)

132. JflWgaYJfl PUbfiacanff (Pabr.)

133. JftMgayA^ q\lff«artPQfeaâ Kapur

134. JayWYX* tiOEOSiS (walker)

135. Jemravla aoror (Msise)

136. l£iA ^M<^k»\9 (Pabr.)

137. Lemnia b i s e l l a t a (Mulsant)

138. Leronia aaucja Mulsant

139. UQ?daUa luteoDicta (Mulsant)

140. mffOgîltig 6-pj^gVlatyg (Pâbr.)

141. Menochilus sexinacuiatua (Fabr.)

saharanpur

S. Andaman

Andaman, Garhwal, Srinagar

Akhnoor

Coirabatore, N i l g i r i tv l l l s


Kanara, S, India

India

Belgaum, Bengal Calcutta , Madras


Balasore, Belgaura, Bombay, Madura, N i l g i r i h i l l s , ortssa

Assam

B«lgaum

Bombay, Malabar

Assam, Himalaya, Kashmir, S ikk im

Assam

India

Dehradun, North Sast India, Sikkim

Mysore

Marsiandi v a l l e y

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Specia 8 Dis tr ibut ion

142. MiCfaaPJo cartgTU (Weise)

143. ntCgaag49 dJggQiiQr (Fabr.)

144. mcgaaPlg knSRa. (Mulsant)

145. SSSiSiSi r»<3ul«Tta S i c .

146. tiephus roonwttli Kapur

147. tophus taqiapatua (Karaiya)

148. oenopia Urbv l Mulsant

149. Oenopla luteopustulata Mulsant

150. oenqpla qua<^ripunctata Kapur

151. oenopla sauzet i Mulsant

152. Phaygsyyi^nys g e ^ ^ b U l s Muls.

153. P >afgggYff n ff bQ^rnj Meise

154. Prop viae a fa l l a x Khnzorian

155. Pg?y<a§8PJ,d4of»ei;'ug circxatnflexa (Mots.)

156. Pgev<aaap4^1n^«rug amt a , Kapur

157. SalliiS. ^"y<miQP4 Kapur

158. SaLLaa, oaataneus S ic .

159. P^il"^ coccidivora Ayyar

160. Pullus aratiosua weise

Bangalore

India

India

Mysore

Andaman, Calcutta

Calcutta, South Andaman

Darjeel ing

Andaman, Assam, Gantok, Kumaon h i l l s , Lucknow, North Bengal, Simla

Assam, Kaiimpong, Shi l long

Darjeel ing, Gantok, Kumaon h i l l s , Punjab, Sikkim

Bangalore, Bihar, Mysore, Punjab, Srinagar

Mandya

Garhwal, Gauhati, Srinagar

Assam, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madras, Malabar, Nagpur, N i l g i r i h i l l s , Pusa

South Andaman

Sikkim

Mysore

South India

Mandya

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Speciea D i s t r i b u t i o n

161. P u l l u s h inqs ton i Kapur

163. Pu l lus p v r o c h e i l u s Muls,

164. P u l l u s quadr l l l um Mots.

165. Pu l lu s tegtaqegQU;;.^ Kapur

166. Pvijyg v i c t o r l s Mots.

167. ?VU^? xe rampe l l inus Muls.

168. jRo^gUa affabJUs Kapur

169. Rg<jgH? ^n(ân[|ar4<pa Welse

170. Rg<^gUa byevtuggma Meise

171 . Rodolia c a r d i n a l i s (Mulsant)

172. RodQlia fumida Mulsant

173. fiQdQli§ Û££iJlL ( c ro tch )

174. Rodolia n^nitna Kapur

175. Baâ2JkS. ££!&£§. Kapur

176. I^ô lâ n^gygfygn^^liiS Kapur

177. Rodolia o c t o q u ^ t a t a WeiaO

178. Ry^gJA^ r u f i c o l l i s Mulsant

179. SCYmnMg (Neopullus) f u sca tu s Bo he man

180. Scvmrûs (Neopullus) loebli ClaudloCaneparl

Manga lo re

Mysore, South India

Ca lcu t t a

India

Sikkim

Bangalore

Bangalore

Bangalore , C a l c u t t a , Mysore

Andaman I s l a n d s

Bangalore , Da r j ee l i ng , Mysore, Nagpur, South India

Tezpur

Almora, Assam, Bolgaum, D a r j e e l i n g , De lh i , Manipur, Muree, Nagpur, Ranikhet , S i t a p u r , Tezpur

Dehredun, Sikkira, South India

South India

South India

South India

Assam, S h i l l o n g

Assam, Bengal, N i l g l r i h i l l s . South India

India

Kumaon h i l l s

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Specles Distribution

1 8 1 .

182 .

1 8 3 .

184 .

1 8 5 .

136 .

187 .

188 .

1 8 9 .

190 .

1 9 1 .

1 9 2 .

1 9 3 .

194 .

1 9 5 .

196 .

Scvmnua

§<JYPnu.a

Scvinnus

Scvmnus

Scvranus

Scvmnus

Scvmnus

Scvmnus

Scvranus

Scvmnus

Scvmnus

S^yupnus

Scvmnus

Scvranus

S-SYmnVS

scvmnus

( P u l l u a ) ap i f f i f i ayu ia Mots .

( P u l l u s ) a s s a m e n s i s Cla u d i oCa ne pa r l

( P u l l u s ) b e n q a l i c u s ClaudioGanepa r l

( P u l l u s ) b e s u c h e t i C l a u d i o C a n e p a r i

( P u l l u s ) b p j n n e s c e n s Mots ,

( P u l l u s ) f a c e t u s C l a u d i o C a n e p a r i

( P u l l u s ) h l n q s t o n i Kapur

( P u l l u s ) >jawamurai (Ohta)

( P u l l u s ) meqha^avae C l a u d i o C a n e p a r i

( P u l l u s ) n e o a l e n s i s B i e i a w s k i

n u b i l a n s Mul san t

( P u l l u s ) p 9 ^ t ^ c a ; 4 s S i c a r d

( P u l l u s ) p v r o c h e l l u s M u l s a n t

( P u l l u s ) a u a d r i l l u i n Mots .

q u a d r i m a c u l a t u s H e r b s t .

( P u l l u s ) S2<?aii,g Weise

I n d i a

Assam

D a r j e e l i n g

I n d i a


Garhwal

K h a s i h i l l s , Meghalaya

Garhwal

Khas i h i l l s , Meghalaya

A l i g a r h , D a r j e e l i n g

Meerut

o a y h a t i


B a n g a l o r e , D e l h i , Punjab , Pusa

A l i g a r h

Garhwal

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Speclea Dis tr ibut ion

197. Scvmnus (S.Sl^r.) l e v a i l l a n t i Mulsant

198. Scvmnus (S. S t r . ) t r i s t i g m a t i c u a

Gorham

199. stethprua 9 i Iv i f rons (Mulsant)

200. Stethorus indira (Kapur)

201. Stethorus pauperculus (Weise)

202. Stethorus percepunctatus Kapur

203. Stethorus pvn(;tj,tli^i^ Weiae

204. Stethorus rani Kapur

205. Stethorus tetranvchi Kapur

206. S t i c h o l o t i a b^sughet^ ClaudioCanepari

207. S t i c h o l o t i a s p , , nr, Oribrel lata Fairm,

208. S t i c h o l o t i a duodec^-ropunctata

Weise

209. s t i c h o l o t i a honesta Weise

210. S t i c h o l o t i a maro ina l l i s Kapur

211. Sukunahikona popei Vaziranl.

212. Sumniua cardoni Weise

213. Sumnius renardi Wei SB 214. Svnharmonla b i l l i e t i (Mulsant)

215. Svnharmonia a iqnate i la (Mulsant)

Garhval

Khasi h i l l s , Meghalaya

Bangalore, North India

Andaman, Calcutta

Bangalore, Coimbatore, Delhi , Madras, Pusa

Kanara, Mysore

Udhampur

Kuinaon h i l l s

India

Assam

Bangalore, Calcutta

Darjeeling

India Srinagar

Guj-at Mahuva

India

India

North East India

Darjeel ing, Himalaya, Manipur, Sikkim

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Spec jes D l s t r l b u t i 9 n

216. Syniâ roeânarla Mulsant

217. Synonycha ograndls (Thunberg)

218. Ii3£i. b l s o c t o n o t a t a Muls.

219. "^hea c l n c t a Pabr.

220. Telalipi,a poatocula Kapur

221. Te t r ab rachvs aandhara Kapur

222. Te t rab rachva ffQ^Vatâ Kapur

223. Y«f?"4a <?4g9Qlgf (Pabr . )

224. ve ran l a v lnc t a Gorham

Ind ia


De lh i , Punjab, Sha i rpur

Pbona

South Andaman

North India

Dehradun, Fatehpur, North I n d i a , Ram Nagar

South Andaman

India

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VI. OOCCINBLLID FRiSDATORS hiJD THEIR CHALCIDOID RkRASITSS IN INDIA.

CQC<SX' ?llt<^ gP^g^gg P a r a s i t e gpeg4ea

Brumoldes a u t u r a l l a (Fabr . )

C h l l e c o r u a n i a r i t u s (Fabr . )

gQgCine l l? aeptempunctata Linn»

CrvDtolaemus troq^f0V?Aert Muls .

Bl^tl^gtâ v l a l n t l o c t Q P u n c t a t a (Fabr . )

var iaaata (Goeze)

JayfflYAfl SP«

^tgnoglUlVia sexmacula tus (Fabr , )

agYinf?va sp.

G o c c l n e l i i d qrubs

E c h t h r o p l e x i s f lamlnua (Dalmdn)

E c h t h r o p l e x l s flflnf^nus (Oalman)

P^g^gîâ fevwl^^Va (Crawford)

GQWPerla Inîf i^ (Kerrlch)

Chrvflocharis Ipty^gtgn^ Subba Rao

Sntedon pempherldla F e r r i e r e

P e d i o b l u s g(?v«^l9tv$ (Cravford)

Tg^fflgUg'^y? QvyHOtMro ^ r r l e r e

g<;;hthix>plexl3 f l a m i n l u s (Dalman)

gOVrpef4§ iJ2di£d (Kerrlch)

grflg^Yffi?rtg P9'3aqy4ga

Eehthrpp lex la f latnlnlua (Dalman)

P?'a40^^Mg fQY«la^' i§ (Crawford)

Cowperla I n d i r a (Kerrlch)

S c h t h r o p l e x l s 4Pd4<?U8 (Agarwal)

E c h t h r o p l e x i s a jb^g laVf tyg (Agarwal)

(Hayat e t al .)

EghlphpgPie?a3 l o n a l p e d i c e l l u s Shaffee & Fatma

B c h t h r o p l e x i a n l q r l t u s (Agarwal)

B c h t h r o p l e x l s tumkurenais Sharee & Fatma

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VII. CHALCIDOID PARASITES ATTACKING COCCINELLID

PREDATORS IN INDIA,

f a c a g ^ t g ?pe<;i,eg C o c c i n e l l l d 8pegj(,e8

CHALCIDIDAB.

gl^rrgQghagi? >70hna^Qy4 Subba Rao

ENCYRTIDAEi

Cowperla in^ i f ia (Kerrich)

E c h t h r o p l e x l s

E c h t h r o p l e x l s

S c h t h r o p l e x l a

Eght?lifQp;??^48

Eghtfhfgp^^xt^

a l b l c l a v a t u s (Agarwal)

(Hayat e t a l )

f lamlnus(Dalman)

4Pd4<gH? (Agarwal)

Shafee & Fatioa

^C'rt^^gPlq^g nlQrltus(Aaarv>al)

S c h t h r o p l e x l a Shafee & Fatma

h^^QgÂtWg ge^??Ml^1û? (Fabr.}

Epjâchna v ia in t ioc tôpuncta ta (Fabr . )

gfYP g3ifl<fflffVts mQ^ ffQVtf Agffi Muls.

J a u f a v l a s p .

SgYffi M? s p .

O o c c l n e l l l d grubs

C o c c l n e l l i d grubs

C o e d no H i d grubs

scvmnus s p .




BULOPHIDAE*

Chrvaocharls lohnaton^ Subba Rao

gp^laghna vj,q4pUQg^gpvqgt^<Pfl (Fabr.)

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gntedon oeropheridla P e r r i e r e Sp l lachna v l q i n t l o c t o p u n c t a t a (Fabr , )

(Crawford)

Yq^r?»UgrTMa oYVloP^m g p l i a g ^ a vt94" ; gg ffPM"g fl<Fa , Perriere (Pabr,)

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