Novius breviuscula
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Novius breviuscula is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Description
Body length is about 3.25 to 5.5 mm.[7] Body hemispherical. Body color dark brownish red both dorsally and ventrally. Body with greyish white or light yellow pubescence. There are fine, close and shallow punctures on head and pronotum. In male, the sixth abdominal sternite is fairly deeply emarginate at the apex. In female however, the sixth abdominal sternite is entire.[8]
Biology
It is a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus.[7]
References
- ^ "Further notes on the Indian species of Rodolia Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". sportdocbox.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ Vinothkumar, B. (2013-09-04). "Diversity of Coccinellid Predators in Upland Rainfed Rice Ecosystem". Journal of Biological Control. pp. 184–189. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand" (PDF). The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Diversity of coccinellid predators in upland rainfed rice ecosystem". Journal of Biological Control, 27(3): 184–189, 2013. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "FURTHER NOTES ON THE INDIAN SPECIES OF RODOLIA MULSANT (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE)" (PDF). faunaofindia. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b "New records of predatory coccinellids beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in Western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(3): 1140-1147. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "ON THE INDIAN SPECIES OF RODOLIA MULSANT (COLEOPTERA—COCCINELLIDAE)" (PDF). Bulletin of entomological research, 1949. Retrieved 2021-09-16.