Anegleis

Anegleis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Coccinellini
Genus: Anegleis
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982
Species:
A. cardoni
Binomial name
Anegleis cardoni
(Weise, 1900)

Anegleis cardoni is a species of lady beetle found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[1] It is the only species in the genus Anegleis.[2] The species name is after the collector Father Louis Cardon.

Description

It is a medium-sized lady beetle. Body bright yellow with one black median stripe at the joint of both the elytra.[3]

Biology

It is known to feed on a many species of aphids such as: Uroleucon compositae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Hyadaphis coriandri, Myzus persicae,[4] Brevicoryne brassicae, Macrosiphum miscanthi, Macrosiphum pisi, Aphis gossypii,[5] Aphis craccivora, and Lipaphis erysimi.[6] In addition to aphids, it is also a predator of whiteflies and scale insects.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Anegleis cardoni". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. ^ "Anegleis Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (September 2011). "Monotypic prey-mediated development, survival and life table attributes of a ladybird beetle Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on different aphid species". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 31 (3): 162โ€“173. doi:10.1017/S1742758411000245. S2CID 87071101. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  4. ^ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (September 2011). "Monotypic prey-mediated development, survival and life table attributes of a ladybird beetle Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on different aphid species". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 31 (3): 162โ€“173. doi:10.1017/S1742758411000245. S2CID 87071101. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. ^ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra (April 2013). "Responses of an Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetle, Anegleis Cardoni, to Varying Densities of Aphis gossypii". Journal of Insect Science. 13 (24): 24. doi:10.1673/031.013.2401. PMC 3735165. PMID 23901912.
  6. ^ Omkar, Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (2009-11-20). "Performance of a predatory ladybird beetle, Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on three aphid species". European Journal of Entomology. 106 (4): 565โ€“572. doi:10.14411/eje.2009.071.
  7. ^ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra (April 2013). "Responses of an Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetle, Anegleis Cardoni, to Varying Densities of Aphis gossypii". Journal of Insect Science. 13 (24): 24. doi:10.1673/031.013.2401. PMC 3735165. PMID 23901912.