Cryptogonus orbiculus

Cryptogonus orbiculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Coccinelloidea
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Cryptogonus
Species:
C. orbiculus
Binomial name
Cryptogonus orbiculus
(Gyllenhal, 1808)

Cryptogonus orbiculus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.[1][2][3][4][5]

Description

Elytra black with an oval orange spot on each elytron.[6]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aspidiotus destructor, Paracoccus marginatus and Aphis gossypii.[1][7][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cryptogonus orbiculus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-11-08). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "Studies on the diversity of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera) in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ "Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand" (PDF). The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-08-11). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Host Plants and Natural Enemies of Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Thailand" (PDF). Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 2011, 44(3): 197-205. Retrieved 2021-09-08.


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