Jauravia pallidula (Motschulsky, 1858)

Poorani, J. & Lalitha, N., 2018, Illustrated accounts of coccinellid predators of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) on mulberry in India, with description of a new species of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from West Bengal, Zootaxa 4382 (1), pp. 93-120 : 98

4. Jauravia pallidula (Motschulsky, 1858)

( FIG. 4 )

Brief description: LENGtH: 3.20–4.20 MM. FORM bROADlY OVAl tO cIRcUlAR ( FIGS 4A, b ), DORSUM MODERAtElY cONVEX AND DENSElY PUbEScENt WItH SIlVERY WHItE HAIRS, UNIFORMlY YEllOWISH tO REDDISH bROWN. ANtENNA cOMPOSED OF 11 ANtENNOMERES. MAXIllA WItH tERMINAl PAlPOMERE ElONGAtE cONIcAl, APIcAllY OblIQUElY tRANSVERSE. PROStERNAl PROcESS bROAD, QUADRAtE AND cARINAtE. AbDOMEN WItH FIVE VISIblE VENtRItES, AbDOMINAl POStcOXAl lINES INcOMPlEtE. MAlE GENItAlIA ( FIGS 4c–F ) DIAGNOStIc, PENIS GUIDE ElONGAtE WItH VERY NARROW PARAMERES HAVING DENSE HAIRS IN POStERIOR HAlF AND APEX.

Notes: THIS IS cOMMON ON MUlbERRY tHOUGH It IS NEVER FOUND IN lARGE NUMbERS. Jauravia SPP. cAN bE RElIAblY IDENtIFIED ONlY bY tHE MAlE GENItAlIA AS MOSt OF tHE kNOWN SPEcIES OF tHIS GENUS ARE EXtERNAllY SIMIlAR.

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FIGURE 4. Jauravia pallidula Motschulsky: a, b) adult, dorsal View; c–f) male genitalia: c) tegmen, lateral View; d) tegmen, Ventral View; e) penis; f) penis capsule.