COCCINELLINI IN

Ali, Muhammad, Raza, Ghulam, Ali, Shaukat, Anjum, Syed Istiaq & Hussain, Ishtiaq, 2018, The Tribe Coccinellini Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Sindh, Pakistan, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (3), pp. 629-638 : 630

KEY TO THE GENERA OF THE TRIBE COCCINELLINI IN SINDH PROVINCE, PAKISTAN

1. Pronotum with anterior margin medially convex ............................................... 2

1 ʹ. Pronotum with anterior margin medially arcuate ................................................. 3

2. Mesosternum with anterior margin notched medially ............................................. 4

2 ʹ. Mesosternum with anterior margin straight medially ............................................. 5

3. Elytra with lateral margin strongly explanate externally; tarsal claw with triangular basal tooth ....................... Cheilomenes Dejean

3 ʹ. Elytra with lateral margin weakly explanate externally; tarsal claw with subquadrate basal tooth ........................... Propylea Mulsant

4. Tarsal claws cleft; postcoxal line present or absent; body elongated (1.7X longer than wide) ................... Hippodamia Chevrolat

4 ʹ. Tarsal claws appendiculate or simple; postcoxal line present; body broadly oval (1.4X longer than wide) ................................. 6

5. Postcoxal plate with oblique dividing line... ................................... Oenopia Mulsant

5 ʹ. Poscoxal plate without oblique dividing line ......................... Micraspis Chevrolat

6. Epipleuron horizontal externally; maxillary palp acute apically; postcoxal line extensively extended toward lateral margin .................. .............................. Coccinella Linnaeus

6 ʹ. Epipleuron descending externally; maxillary palp broad apically; postcoxal line slightly extended toward lateral margin; tibial spurs absent ....................... Harmonia Mulsant