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Cryptogonus orbiculus

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Species of beetle

Cryptogonus orbiculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Cryptogonus
Species: C. orbiculus
Binomial name
Cryptogonus orbiculus
(Gyllenhal, 1808)

Cryptogonus orbiculus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.

Description

Elytra black with an oval orange spot on each elytron.

Biology

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

References

  1. ^ "Cryptogonus orbiculus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  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". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. "Studies on the diversity of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera) in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. "Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand" (PDF). The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  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". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tropical Agricultural Research Vol: 19, 69-77 (2007). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. "Host Plants and Natural Enemies of Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Thailand" (PDF). Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 2011, 44(3): 197-205. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptogonus orbiculus


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