Scymnus latemaculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. latemaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus latemaculatus Motschulsky, 1858
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Scymnus (Pullus) latemaculatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Taiwan.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
Body length is 1.5 to 2.0 mm. Body long and dark brown in color. Elytra densely pubescent.[4]
Biology[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scymnus latemaculatus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "A new report of lady beetle Scymnus latemaculatus Mots. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Bangladesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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