Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps
| Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Pseudaspidimerus |
| Species: | P. flaviceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps (Walker, 1859)
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Pseudaspidimerus flaviceps is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biology
It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aphis gossypii, Aphis spiraecola, Aleurodicus dispersus and Quadraspidiotus perniciosus.[5]
References
- ^ "A report on occurrence of aphidophagous predators of Aphis odinae (Van der Goot) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in cashew ecosystem from Goa, India". www.cabi.org. 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus, in India" (PDF). BiocontrolNews and Information 2002 Vol. 23 No. 2 55N – 62N. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ Poorani, Janakiraman (June 2020). "A Note on the Unusual Eggs of Pseudaspidimerus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Aspidimerini), a Genus of Oriental Lady Beetles". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 74 (2): 312–314. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-74.2.312. S2CID 219970341. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Studies on species composition and population dynamics of coccinellids". krishikosh. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ a b 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.