Pseudaspidimerus uttami explained

Pseudaspidimerus uttami is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

Body primarily black, with yellowish anterior corners of pronotum. Elytra with two oval rounded discal spots which are orange yellow in color. Prosternal process is short and squat. The area bound by prosternal carinae is parabolic.^[5]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aphis gossypii, and Planococcus citri.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Huo . Lizhi . Wang . Xingmin . Chen . Xiaosheng . Ren . Shunxiang . December 2014 . The genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Laos, with descriptions of two new species . 2021-09-11 . The Pan-Pacific Entomologist . 90 . 4 . 182–190 . 10.3956/2014-90.4.182. 86419743 .
2. Web site: Biological Suppression of Major Mealybug Species on Horticultural Crops in India: Journal of Horticultural Sciences . 2021-09-11 . en-US.
3. Poorani . J. . 2002-01-01 . An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion . 2021-09-11 . Oriental Insects . 36 . 307–383 . 10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. 86769172 .
4. Web site: Biological control of mealybugs on important horticultural crops at chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, India-Indian Journals . 2021-09-11 . www.indianjournals.com.
5. Poorani . J. . 2001 . A review of the genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from The Indian subregion with description of a new species . 2021-09-09 . Oriental Insects . 35 . 299–310 . en . 10.1080/00305316.2001.10417309. 84413013 .
6. Web site: Citrus mealy bug (Planococcus citri Risso) management - A review-Indian Journals . 2021-09-11 . www.indianjournals.com.
7. Book: Rao . C. N. . Shivankar . V. J. . David . K. J. . Mani . M. . Krishnamoorthy . A. . Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops . 2016 . Mani . M. . Shivaraju . C. . Fruit Crops: Citrus . http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-81-322-2677-2_39 . 2021-09-11 . Springer India . 353–375 . en . 10.1007/978-81-322-2677-2_39. 978-81-322-2675-8 .