Horniolus dispar explained

Horniolus dispar, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Body rounded or elongate oval. Antennae with 11 antennomeres. Abdomen consists with six ventrites. Tarsi with four tarsomeres. Head transverse. Eyes are moderately large. Clypeus truncate anteriorly. Pronotum moderately convex. Prosternum is T-shaped with prosternal process bearing an inverted Y-shaped carina. Scutellum moderately large and triangular-shaped. Elytra distinctly wider than pronotum at base, surface finely punctate. Elytral epipleuron is narrow and nearly horizontal. Legs are stout and long. Femora of hind leg is broad and flattened. Tibiae without an apical spur.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Poorani . J. . 2002-01-01 . An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion . 2021-09-12 . Oriental Insects . 36 . 307–383 . 10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. 86769172 .
2. Web site: Zicha. Ondrej. BioLib: Biological library . 2021-09-12 . www.biolib.cz.
3. Web site: IRMNG - Horniolus dispar Weise, 1900 . 2021-09-12 . www.irmng.org.
4. Chen . Xiaosheng . Xie . Xiufeng . Ren . Shunxiang . Wang . Xingmin . 2016-11-10 . A taxonomic review of the genus Horniolus Weise from China, with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) . 2021-09-12 . ZooKeys . 623 . 105–123 . en . 10.3897/zookeys.623.10191. 27843391 . 5096399 . free . 2016ZooK..623..105C .