Coccinellini, Latreille, 1807

Celli, Nathália Del G. da R., Almeida, Lúcia M., Basílio, Daniel S. & Castro, Camila F., 2021, The way to maturity: taxonomic study on immatures of Southern Brazilian Coccinellini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) species important in biological control, Zoologia (e 64154) 38, pp. 1-18 : 2

Key to pupae of the main predatory species of Coccinellini from South Brazil

1. First abdominal tergite with defined dark spots; second and third abdominal tergites with central and lateral spots merged ( Figs 29, 30).................................................. ................. Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842

1’. First abdominal tergite lacking dark spots; second and third abdominal tergites with only one spot or more than one spot distinctly separated ( Figs 16, 42, 55, 69)........... 2

2. Second and third abdominal tergites with only one spot on each side ( Figs 16, 55)................................................. 3

2’. Second and third abdominal tergites with more than one spot on each side ( Figs 42, 69) ......................................... 4

3. Abdomen with oval spots, separated each other and not extending to central area ( Figs 16, 17)............................... ......................................... Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)

3’. Abdomen with subtriangular spots, connected on the central area ( Figs 55, 56) ... Eriopis connexa (Germar, 1824)

4. Fourth and fifth abdominal tergites with no more than one spot on each side ( Figs 42, 43) .................................... ................................ Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763)

4’. Fourth and fifth abdominal tergites with more than one spot on each side ( Figs 69, 70)........................................... ............................................ Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866)