Pseudaspidimerus

Pseudaspidimerus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae. The genus has primarily Oriental origin and consists with 11 described species.[1][2]

Pseudaspidimerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Pseudaspidimerus

Kapur, 1948
Type species
Platynaspis circumflexa
Motschulsky, 1858
Diversity
About 11 species

Description

Body small, rounded to oval, or convex, and covered with dense pubescence. Clypeus narrowly expanded laterally over the eyes. Antennae very short, and with nine segments. The basal segment is the largest segment, where as second segment is subtriangular. The other segments form a gradually enlarged club, and the terminal segment is conical-shaped. Mentum obcordiform. Prosternal process is well developed, sub rectangular, and carinate. Abdomen consists with six visible sternites. Male has a robust penis.[3][4][5]

Biology

Species are primarily aphidophagus, but also associated with mealybugs, scales and whiteflies. Grubs are almost similar to scales, and are often overlooked.[4]

Species
  • Pseudaspidimerus cornutus Huo, 2014 - Laos
  • Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps (Walker 1859) - India, Sri Lanka
  • Pseudaspidimerus infuscatus Kapur, 1967 - India
  • Pseudaspidimerus lambai Kapur, 1967 - Andaman Islands
  • Pseudaspidimerus limbatus Hoang (1982) - Vietnam, China
  • Pseudaspidimerus mauliki Kapur, 1948 - India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Java
  • Pseudaspidimerus palatus Huo & Wang, 2017 - Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore
  • Pseudaspidimerus pulcher (Weise, 1908) - Indonesia
  • Pseudaspidimerus trinotatus (Thunberg, 1781) - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
  • Pseudaspidimerus toulakhomi Huo, 2014 - Laos
  • Pseudaspidimerus uttami Kapur, 1948 - India and Sri Lanka

References
  1. Huo, Lizhi; Wang, Xingmin; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang (October 2014). "The genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Laos, with descriptions of two new species". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 90 (4): 182–190. doi:10.3956/2014-90.4.182. S2CID 86419743. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Wang, Xingmin (2017-04-10). "Pseudaspidimerus palatus, a new species of the genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948 from the Malay Peninsula (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". ZooKeys (706): 109–115. doi:10.3897/zookeys.706.18081. PMC 5674088. PMID 29118623. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. Poorani, J. (2001-01-01). "A review of the genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from The Indian subregion with description of a new species". Oriental Insects. 35: 299–310. doi:10.1080/00305316.2001.10417309. S2CID 84413013. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. Kapur, AP (1948). "A revision of the tribe Aspidimerini Weise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 99 (2): 77–128. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1948.tb01233.x. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. Poorani, Janakiraman (June 2020). "A Note on the Unusual Eggs of Pseudaspidimerus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Aspidimerini), a Genus of Oriental Lady Beetles". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 74 (2): 312–314. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-74.2.312. S2CID 219970341. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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