Scymnus latemaculatus explained

Scymnus (Pullus) latemaculatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Taiwan.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Body length is 1.5 to 2.0 mm. Body long and dark brown in color. Elytra densely pubescent.^[4]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aphis punicae, Aphis craccivora, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, Hyadaphis coriandri, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Therioaphis trifolii, Macrosiphum granarium, Schizaphis graminum, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Ferrisia virgata, Dactylopius opuntiae, Drosicha mangiferae, Amrasca devastans, Amrasca biguttula, Bemisia tabaci and Tetranychus atlanticus.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Host plants of the beetle include: mustard, lucerne, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, turnip, bottle gourd, brinjal, okra, wheat, cotton, and rose.

Notes and References

1. Ali . Muhammad . Ahmed . Khalil . Ali . Shoukat . Raza . Ghulam . Hussain . Ishtiaq . Anjum . Syed Ishtiaq . 2018-12-06 . An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae with four new records from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) . 2021-09-11 . ZooKeys . 803 . 93–120 . 10.3897/zookeys.803.22543 . 6292984 . 30643484. free .
2. Yasmeen . Shaikh . Dugaje . Punam . Holistic Survey on Predatory Ladybird Beetle Diversity at Selected Regions of Nashik District (Maharashtra), India . 2020 . 2021-09-11 . International Journal of Biological Innovations . 02 . 52–56 . 10.46505/IJBI.2020.2108. 219882516 .
3. Janakiraman . Poorani . Booth . Roger G. . 2021-01-02 . Nomenclatural notes on three species of Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Ceylon . 2021-09-11 . Oriental Insects . 55 . 56–68 . 10.1080/00305316.2020.1748134. 216248532 .
4. 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).
5. Web site: Scymnus latemaculatus . 2021-09-11 . www.cabi.org.
6. Web site: A new report of lady beetle Scymnus latemaculatus Mots. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Bangladesh . 2021-09-11 . www.cabdirect.org.
7. Aalaoui . M. El . Bouharroud . R. . Sbaghi . M. . Bouhssini . M. El . Hilali . L. . 2019 . Predatory potential of eleven native Moroccan adult ladybird species on different stages of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) . 2021-09-11 . EPPO Bulletin . 49 . 2 . 374–379 . en . 10.1111/epp.12565. 199630319 .
8. Web site: Development and Feeding Potential of Scymnus sp. on the Bean Aphid Aphis craccivora . 2021-09-11 . Journal of Biological Control: Volume 6, Issue 2, 1992.