Scymnus coccivora

Scymnus coccivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Scymnus
Species:
S. coccivora
Binomial name
Scymnus coccivora
Ayyar, 1925
Synonyms
  • Pullus coccidivora (Chelliah 1965)
  • Scymnus (Pullus) elegans (Sicard 1929)
  • Scymnus (Pullus) elegans var. clathratus Sicard, 1929

Scymnus (Pullus) coccivora, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Pakistan and probably in Thailand, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago and Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Description

Total length of adult is about 1.70 to 1.90 mm. It is a small ladybird with an elongate oval and moderately convex body. Dorsal surface clothed with dense pubescence. Body color ranges from pale golden yellow to yellowish brown. Eyes are small. Maculae on elytra is purple brown. Elytra has an hourglass shaped longitudinal marking which is found in the basal half. There are two small circular discal spots found on the posterior half of elytra. Antennae with 11 antennomeres. Abdominal postcoxal line is semi circular and complete.[3][2]

Biology

It is a predator of wide range of whiteflies, mealybugs and aphids including: Planococcus citri, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Ferrisia virgata, Icerya aegyptiaca, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Pulvinaria psidii, Aphis craccivora, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, Hyadaphis coriandri, Hysteroneura setariae, Ropalosiphum maidis, Therioaphis trifolii, Macrosiphum granarium, Schizaphis graminum, Drosicha mangiferae, Tetranychus atlanticus and Rastrococcus iceryoides.[1][4]

Adults can be controlled by applying the systemic insecticide thiamethoxam.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Scymnus coccivora". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. ^ a b Ali M, Perveen R, Naqvi AU, Ahmed K, Raza G, Hussain I (2015). "The tribe Scymnini (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) from Sindh Province, Pakistan". Journal of Insect Science. 15: 146. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iev105. PMC 4664943. PMID 26454480.
  3. ^ "Scymnus coccivora Ayyar, 1925". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. ^ Kumari S, Suroshe SS, Kumar D, Budhlakoti N, Yana V (July 2021). "Foraging behaviour of Scymnus coccivora Ayyar against cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28 (7): 3799–3805. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.03.051. PMC 8241695. PMID 34220234.
  5. ^ Persad A, Khan A (2002-04-01). "Comparison of life table parameters for Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Anagyrus kamali, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Scymnus coccivora". BioControl. 47 (2): 137–149. doi:10.1023/A:1014581616965. S2CID 21329931.


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