Epilachna decemmaculata

Epilachna decemmaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Tribe:	Epilachnini
Genus:	Epilachna
Species:	E. decemmaculata
Binomial name
Epilachna decemmaculata Redtenbacher, 1844

Epilachna decemmaculata, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Bhutan, China (Tibet), Taiwan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

Pronotum consists with a rather large, transverse black spots. Scutellum much paler. Elytra testaceous or light reddish brown. In each elytrae, there are five black spots. The humeral spot is slightly emarginate towards the suture. Legs pale. ^[5]

References

1. "World inventory of beetles of the Subfamily Epilachninae Mulsant, 1846 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Check list from 1758 to 2003". World News of Natural Sciences, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
2. "THE EPILACHNINAE OF TAIWAN (Col.: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Pacific Insects 3 (1) : 31-91 April 20, 1961. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
3. PANG, HONG; ŚLIPIŃSKI, ADAM; WU, YAPING; ZUO, YONGSHENG (2012-08-13). "Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Epilachna Chevrolat with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini)" . Zootaxa. 3420: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3420.1.1 . Retrieved 2021-09-12.
4. Dorji, Cheten; Loday, Phuntsho; Vorst, Oscar (2019-12-23). "A preliminary checklist of the Coccinellidae of Bhutan (Insecta: Coleoptera)". Zootaxa. 4712 (4): 497–530. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.4.2 . PMID   32230665. S2CID   212816073 . Retrieved 2021-09-12.
5. "FAUNA OF UTTARAKHAND (PART-2) Insects". State Fauna Series, 18. Retrieved 2021-09-12.