Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi Kapur et Munshi, 1965

Peng, Feng, Xie, Xiufeng, Peng, Zhengqiang, Wang, Xingmin & Chen, Xiaoshen, 2022, A taxonomic review of the genus Axinoscymnus Kamiya, with descriptions of three new species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Zootaxa 5154 (4), pp. 431-453 : 443-444

Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi Kapur et Munshi, 1965

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Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi Kapur et Munshi, 1965: 5 .— Poorani 2002: 348, Vidya et Bhaskar 2017: 215.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from other species of the genus Axinoscymnus by a single elongate oval dark brown spot on each elytron ( Fig. 8a ).

Description. TL: 1.29–1.62 mm, TW: 0.88–1.13 mm, TH: 0.63–0.77 mm, TL/TW: 1.43–1.47, EL/EW: 1.13– 1.17, PL/PW: 0.55–0.57, HW/PW: 0.67–0.7, PW/EW: 0.65–0.69.

Body oval, moderately convex, dorsum with white pubescence ( Figs 8a–c ). Head, antennae and mouthparts dark brown ( Fig. 8c ), tip of mandibles blackish brown. Pronotum and scutellar shield dark brown. Elytra black with a single elongate oval dark brown spot on each elytron ( Fig. 8a ). Prothoracic hypomeron and prosternum dark brown. Mesoventrite and elytral epipleurae dark brown. Metaventrite black. Legs yellowish brown.

Head with fine frontal punctures, as large as eye facets, 1.0–2.0 diameters apart. Eyes densely faceted, interocular distance about 0.33 times of head width ( Fig. 8c ). Pronotal punctures slightly larger than those on frons, 1.0–2.0 diameters apart. Surface of elytra with punctures much larger than those on pronotum, separated by 1.0–2.5 diameters.

Abdominal postcoxal lines complete and moderately recurved, reaching 3/4 length of ventrite 1 ( Fig. 8d ), area enclosed by the lines finely and sparsely punctate, irregularly distributed, broadly smooth along the lines; ventrite 1 with coarse and sparse punctures at middle, irregularly distributed.

Male genitalia. Penis slender, base of penis slightly broadened, narrowing to apex ( Fig. 8e ); tegmen with penis guide widest at base, gradually tapering to apex in lateral view ( Fig. 8f ), longer than 2/3 length of parameres; parameres stout and elongate oval with several setae at apex in lateral view ( Fig. 8f ).

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan: 1♂, Liuku , 14. X. 2000, Peng ZQ leg. 1♀, Nansan, Zhenkang , 28. X. 2000, Peng ZQ leg. 1♀, Dadugang, Puer , ca 950 m, 26. X. 2008 , Wang XM et al. leg. 1♀, Longmen, Shangyong, Mengla, Jinghong , 1. V. 2008 , Wang XM et al. leg. 1♀, Longtan, Ximeng , ca 900 m, 9–10. V. 2008 , Wang XM et al. leg. LAOS: 1♀, Tad champa, Pakxong , ca 970 m, 21–22. V. 2007 , Wang XM et al. leg. NEPAL: 1♂ 4♀, DharanDhanKuta, Koshi, ca 400–700 m, 20. X. 2011 , Chen XS et al. leg.

Distribution. China (Yunnan); India; Laos; Nepal; Sri Lanka.

Remarks. This species is recorded from China, Laos and Nepal for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi Kapur et Munshi, 1965: a dorsal view b lateral view c frontal view d abdomen e penis f tegmen, lateral view. Scale bars: a–c: 0.5 mm, d: 0.1 mm, e–f: 0.05 mm.