Pseudaspidimerus uttami

Pseudaspidimerus uttami is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

Pseudaspidimerus uttami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Coccinelloidea
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Pseudaspidimerus
Species:
P. uttami
Binomial name
Pseudaspidimerus uttami
Kapur, 1948

Description

Body primarily black, with yellowish anterior corners of pronotum. Elytra with two oval rounded discal spots which are orange yellow in color. Prosternal process is short and squat. The area bound by prosternal carinae is parabolic.[5]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aphis gossypii, and Planococcus citri.[6][7]

References
  1. Huo, Lizhi; Wang, Xingmin; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang (December 2014). "The genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Laos, with descriptions of two new species". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 90 (4): 182–190. doi:10.3956/2014-90.4.182. S2CID 86419743. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. "Biological Suppression of Major Mealybug Species on Horticultural Crops in India: Journal of Horticultural Sciences". Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. 36: 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. S2CID 86769172. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. "Biological control of mealybugs on important horticultural crops at chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, India-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. Poorani, J. (2001). "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 2021-09-09.
  6. "Citrus mealy bug (Planococcus citri Risso) management - A review-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. Rao, C. N.; Shivankar, V. J.; David, K. J.; Mani, M.; Krishnamoorthy, A. (2016). "Fruit Crops: Citrus". In Mani, M.; Shivaraju, C. (eds.). Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops. Springer India. pp. 353–375. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-2677-2_39. ISBN 978-81-322-2675-8. Retrieved 2021-09-11.


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