Illeis bistigmosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
Tribe: | Coccinellini |
Genus: | Illeis |
Species: | I. bistigmosa |
Binomial name | |
Illeis bistigmosa (Mulsant, 1850) | |
Synonyms | |
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Illeis (Hibachi) bistigmosa, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.
Eyes are large, and moderately faceted. The interval between the eyes as wide as an eye. Mandibles are bifid at apex and more coarsely dentate at inner margin. [1]
It is a mycophagous coccinellid associated with powdery mildew in various crops such as mulberry where it feeds on the fungus, Phyllactinia corylea that causes powdery mildew of mulberry, [2] [3] [4] and Erysiphe cichoracearum causing powdery mildew on sunflower. [5] [6]
Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to mother Mary. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid confusion with true bugs. The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad.
The Epilachninae are a subfamily of the family of lady beetles, the Coccinellidae, in the order Coleoptera. Superficially, they look much like other ladybirds in the larger subfamily Coccinellinae, but they differ importantly in their biology, in that the members of the subfamily are largely or completely leaf-feeding herbivores rather than being predators. Accordingly, several members of the subfamily are crop pests, and sometimes cause locally serious crop losses.
Micraspis discolor is a species of ladybird. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is widespread throughout Asia, North America and parts of Oceania.
Brumoides suturalis, the three-striped lady-beetle, is a species of ladybird described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1789. It is found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
Mulsantina is a genus of ladybugs, found in North and Central America and in the Caribbean (Haiti).
Brachiacantha is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 25 described species in Brachiacantha.
Cycloneda is a genus of spotless lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 20 described species in Cycloneda.
Thalassa is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least six described species in Thalassa.
Exoplectra is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about nine described species in Exoplectra.
Azya is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 12 described species in Azya.
Psyllobora vigintimaculata, the twenty-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Coelophora is a genus of ladybird beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 14 described species in Coelophora.
Illeis is a genus of ladybird beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are around 14 described species in Illeis, found in south and southeast Asia, and in Oceania.
Aspidimerus nigrovittatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.
Illeis cincta is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Cryptogonus orbiculus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.
Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus, is a species of lady beetle found in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Asia Minor.
Megalocaria dilatata, is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
Novius breviuscula is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Novius octoguttata is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar and China.