Cryptogonus orbiculus explained

Cryptogonus orbiculus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Elytra black with an oval orange spot on each elytron.^[6]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aspidiotus destructor, Paracoccus marginatus and Aphis gossypii.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cryptogonus orbiculus . 2021-09-09 . www.cabi.org.
2. Huo . Lizhi . Li . Wenjing . Chen . Xiaosheng . Ren . Shunxiang . Wang . Xingmin . 2015-11-08 . New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China . 2021-09-09 . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift . 62 . 2 . 203–210 . en . 10.3897/dez.62.5242 . free .
3. Web site: Studies on the diversity of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera) in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh . 2021-09-09 . www.cabdirect.org.
4. Web site: Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand . 2021-09-08 . The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014.
5. Huo . Lizhi . Li . Wenjing . Chen . Xiaosheng . Ren . Shunxiang . Wang . Xingmin . 2015-08-11 . New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China . 2021-09-09 . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift . 62 . 2 . 203–210 . 10.3897/dez.62.5242 . free .
6. Web site: Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka . 2021-09-08 . Tropical Agricultural Research Vol: 19, 69-77 (2007).
7. Web site: Host Plants and Natural Enemies of Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Thailand . 2021-09-08 . Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 2011, 44(3): 197-205.