Scymnus (Pullus) posticalis Sicard, 1913
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8. Scymnus (Pullus) posticalis Sicard, 1913
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Brief description: LENGtH 2.0–2.8 MM, WIDtH 1.4–2.0 MM. FORM ( FIG. 10A View FIGURE 10 ) SHORt, OblONG OVAl, DORSUM cONVEX, DENSElY PUbEScENt. HEAD YEllOWISH tEStAcEOUS IN MAlE AND DARkER IN FEMAlE. PRONOtUM blAck, ANtERIOR cORNERS AND ANtERIOR MARGIN lIGHtER. ScUtEllUM blAck. ElYtRA blAck, APIcAllY YEllOWISH tEStAcEOUS, YEllOWISH AREA ANtERIORlY cONVEX. VENtRAl SIDE MORE OR lESS blAck, EXcEPt lEGS lIGHtER tEStAcEOUS. ANtENNA ( FIG. 10b View FIGURE 10 ) cOMPOSED OF 11 ANtENNOMERES. PROStERNAl cARINAE ( FIG. 10c View FIGURE 10 ) ANtERIORlY cONVERGENt, ENclOSING A FEW PUNctURES INSIDE. AbDOMINAl POStcOXAl lINE ( FIG. 10D View FIGURE 10 ) cOMPlEtE, SUbtRAPEZOIDAl, SlIGHtlY OblItERAtED tOWARDS APEX AND APPEARS tO bE INcOMPlEtE, AREA ENclOSED bY POStcOXAl lINE cOARSElY PUNctAtE IN MIDDlE. MAlE GENItAlIA ( FIGS 10E–G View FIGURE 10 ) AS IllUStRAtED.
Notes: THIS IS tHE MOSt cOMMON Scymnus SPEcIES IN tHE NORtHEAStERN StAtES OF INDIA WItH A WIDE HOSt RANGE INclUDING MAINlY APHID PREY AND cAN bE RElIAblY IDENtIFIED ONlY bY tHE MAlE GENItAlIA.
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