Telsimia postocula Kapur, 1967

Poorani, J. & Thanigairaj, R., 2023, -- A- - brief- - review- - of- - the- - tribe- - Telsimiini- - (Coleoptera: -- Coccinellidae) -- of- - the- - Indian-subcontinent, -- including- - three- - new- - species- - of- - Telsimia Casey- - from- - South- - India, Zootaxa 5352 (3), pp. 358-380 : 373-374

Telsimia postocula Kapur

(Fig. 11c, d)

Telsimia postocula Kapur, 1966: 169 .— Poorani, 2002: 316.

Diagnosis. Form elongate oval, dorsum convex and densely pubescent. Dorsal side dark brown to black with a pair of yellowish spots in the apical one-third of elytra (Fig. 11c, d). Elytral pattern unique and diagnostic in combination with the other generic characters and the genitalia. See Kapur (1969) for detailed description and illustrations of the male genitalia.

Material examined. .

Distribution. India: Endemic to Andamans.

Prey / associated habitat. The holotype was collected on coconut (Kapur 1966). Collected in association with coconut scale, Aspidiotus destructor Signoret (label data).

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