Micraspis discolor

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Micraspis discolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Micraspis
Species:
M. discolor
Binomial name
Micraspis discolor
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella discolorFabricius, 1798
  • Verania discolor(Fabricius, 1798)

Micraspis discolor is a species of ladybird. [1] It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. [2] It is widespread throughout Asia, North America and parts of Oceania.

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Distribution

It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, United States, Hawaii and Tonga. [3]

Description

Body length is 5 to 6 mm. Adult has a reddish orange body which is oval in shape. There are black stripes on elytra. [4]

Biology

It is one of the most common lady beetle found in rice ecosystems particularly during flowering and feeds on pollen. [5] [6] The species can be used as a bio-control agent for brown planthopper. It is found as both entomophagous and phytophagous species of beetle. [7]

Both adult beetles and nymphs are voracious predators on several pests such as, Aphis craccivora , Aphis gossypii , Aphis spiraecola , Leptocorisa acuta , Myzus persicae , Nephotettix cincticeps , Opisina arenosella , Pentalonia nigronervosa and Sogatella furcifera . [3] [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Micraspis discolor". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Poorani, J. (January 2002). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. 36: 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. S2CID   86769172 . Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ↑ Poorani, J. (2014-12-11). "An unusual new species of Micraspis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from northeastern India". Biodiversity Data Journal. 2 (2): e4112. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4112 . PMC   4238069 . PMID   25425937 . Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ↑ Shanker, C.; Mohan, M.; Sampathkumar, M.; Lydia, Ch; Katti, G. (2013). "Functional significance of Micraspis discolor (F.) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in rice ecosystem". Journal of Applied Entomology. 137 (8): 601–609. doi:10.1111/jen.12035. S2CID   84532073 . Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  8. ↑ Rattanapun, W. (2012). "Biology and potentiality in biological control of Micraspis discolor (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences. 77 (4): 541–548. PMID   23885421 . Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  9. ↑ Omkar; Pervez, Ahmad (March 2002). "Influence of Temperature on Age-Specific Fecundity of the Ladybeetle Micraspis discolor (Fabricius)". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 22: 61–65. doi:10.1017/S174275840001506X. hdl: 1807/146 . S2CID   84799558 . Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  10. ↑ "Bean aphid predation efficiency of lady bird beetle Micraspis discolor F.(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". CiteSeerX   10.1.1.1072.7399 .{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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