Jauravia simplex

Jauravia simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Jauravia
Species:	J. simplex
Binomial name
	Jauravia simplex; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Coccinella simplexWalker, 1859; Scymnus simplex(Walker) Gemminger and Harold, 1876; Clanis simplex(Walker) Sicard, 1912; Jauravia simplex(Walker) Korschefsky, 1932; Clanis opacaWeise, 1900; Jauravia opaca(Weise) Korschefsky, 1931;

Last updated May 11, 2024

Jauravia simplex, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

Body length is about 2.2 to 2.5 mm. Body sub-hemispherical. Dorsum light brown. External border of elytra is much lighter. Ventrum bright yellowish brown. Metasternum is much darker. Head very finely, closely punctate. The pubescence with short yellowish-white hairs. Pronotum moderately and regularly emargihate anteriorly. Elytral punctures are fine, and close with yellowish white, short and moderately dense pubescence. Elytral punctation is fine and close. Elytral interspaces are strongly corriaceous. Ventrum finely, and sparsely punctate with delicate, short and sparse pubescence.^[5]

It is a predator of Cecidomyiid larvae that attack coffee.^[5]

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References

↑ "Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Maharashtra, State Fauna Series, 20(Part-2) : 507-509, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
↑ Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335 . Retrieved 2021-09-15.
↑ "Taxonomy of Indian Coccinellidae with Observations on the Role of some Species in Agroecosystem" (PDF). Department Of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (India) 1997. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
↑ Poorani, J.; Booth, Roger G. (2017-06-01). "Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Western Ghats of India". Annales Zoologici. pp. 315–332. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.2.009 . Retrieved 2021-09-15.
1 2 "VIII.--A Revision of the Genus Jauravia" (PDF). The Annals And Magazine OF Natural History. 11. No. 98. February 1946. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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[1] "Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Maharashtra, State Fauna Series, 20(Part-2) : 507-509, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[2] Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335 . Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[3] "Taxonomy of Indian Coccinellidae with Observations on the Role of some Species in Agroecosystem" (PDF). Department Of Zoology Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (India) 1997. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[4] Poorani, J.; Booth, Roger G. (2017-06-01). "Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Western Ghats of India". Annales Zoologici. pp. 315–332. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.2.009 . Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[simpl-5] 1 2 "VIII.--A Revision of the Genus Jauravia" (PDF). The Annals And Magazine OF Natural History. 11. No. 98. February 1946. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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