Coelophora duvaucelii (Mulsant)

POORANI, J., 2023, An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini, Zootaxa 5332 (1), pp. 1-307 : 103-106

Coelophora duvaucelii (Mulsant)

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Caria duvaucelii Mulsant, 1850: 233 (MNHN; Type locality: ‘Asia’).

Cyphocaria duvaucelii: Crotch 1874: 148 .

Coelophora duvaucelii: Korschefsky 1932: 292 ; Poorani 2002a: 328; Kovář 2007: 614.

Lemnia (Artemis) duvaucelii: Iablokoff-Khnzorian 1982: 218 .

Lemnia duvauceli: Ren et al. 2009: 206 ; Yu 2010: 78–79.

Alloneda novemmaculata Cao & Pu, 1985 .—Synonymized by Yu 1998: 282.

Anisolemnia laichauana Hoang, 1983b .—Synonymized by Kovář 2007: 72.— Yu 2010: 78.

Diagnosis. Length: 7.50–8.40 mm; width: 7.50–7.90 mm. Form subcircular, slightly longer than broad. Ground colour reddish to yellowish brown; pronotum with a pair of small, oval black spots on basal margin, one on either side above scutellar shield; each elytron with four black spots on disk and one spot adjacent to suture about 1/4 th from anterior margin, almost fused with the corresponding spot on the other elytron ( Fig. 69a, b ). Ventral side yellowish or reddish brown. Anterolateral corners of pronotum distinctly sinuate before apex. Male genitalia ( Fig. 69e, f ) and spermatheca ( Fig. 69d ) as illustrated.

Distribution. India: Northeastern region (Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal) and Andamans; Bhutan; Myanmar; China; Malaysia; Indonesia. Two specimens collected from Coorg and Belgaum were examined at BMNH and it appears to be a case of mislabelling as there is no verified record of this species from peninsular India.

Prey / associated habitat. Collected on citrus and vegetables (label data).

Seasonal occurrence. Collected during May (label data).

Notes. Bielawski (1979) provided a short description. Ren et al. (2009) and Yu (2010) illustrated the habitus and male genitalia. Its generic status is somewhat uncertain as the morphological characters are similar to those of Alloneda .

Figures

FIGURE 69. Coelophora duvaucelii (Mulsant): a. adult, dorsal view; b. adult, lateral view; c. antenna; d. spermatheca; e, f. male genitalia: e. tegmen, ventral view; f. penis.