Telsimia ceylonica

Telsimia ceylonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Telsimia
Species:	T. ceylonica
Binomial name
Telsimia ceylonica (Weise)

Telsimia ceylonica, is a species of lady beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

It is a predator of several aphids and scale insects that attack coconut and oil palm.[4][5]

References

1. "New Records of some Pests of the Coconut Inflorescence and Developing Fruit and Their Natural Enemies in Sri Lanka" (PDF). COCOS, (1987) 5, 39—42. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
2. 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 2021-09-19.
3. Upadhyay, R. K. (2001). Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture : Volume 2: Insect Pests. Springer US. OCLC 840283746. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
4. Pervez, Ahmad (2004-05-01). "Predaceous Coccinellids in India: Predator-Prey Catalogue (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Oriental Insects. 38: 27–61. doi:10.1080/00305316.2004.10417373. ISSN 0030-5316. S2CID 85319724. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
5. Ponnamma, K. N. (2001). "Biological Control of Pests of Oil Palm". In Upadhyay, R. K.; Mukerji, K. G.; Chamola, B. P. (eds.). Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture. Springer US. pp. 235–260. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-1377-3_15. ISBN 978-1-4613-5523-6. Retrieved 2021-09-19.