Novius amabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Tribe: | Noviini |
Genus: | Novius |
Species: | N. amabilis |
Binomial name | |
Novius amabilis (Kapur, 1949) | |
Synonyms | |
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Novius amabilis is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
The body length of Novius amabilis is about 3.25 mm. [3]
The species is a predator of Icerya purchasi , and Saccharicoccus sacchari . [4] [5]
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, common name mealybug ladybird or mealybug destroyer, is a species of ladybird beetle native to eastern Australia. The beetle feeds on mealybugs and other scale insects, and is used to control those pests on citrus orchards worldwide.
Novius cardinalis is a species of ladybird beetle native to Australia. It was formerly placed in the genus Rodolia, but that genus was synonymized under the genus Novius in 2020.
Novius koebelei is a species of ladybird beetle native to Australia. It is also present in the wild in New Zealand, where it is of exotic origin. In New Zealand, it was first reported in 2006, having been found in Auckland. It has been known under many names; due to variation in its colouration, it has been described as new six times after its original description in 1892.
Coccinellinae is a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in Coccinellinae.
Diomus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Diomus.
Novius is a genus of ladybird beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, and the sole member of the tribe Noviini. The genus as presently defined contains over 70 species, most of which were formerly placed in the genera Rodolia and Anovia, but after decades of debate, both of these genera are now considered to be junior synonyms of Novius.
Pharoscymnus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are about 11 described species in Pharoscymnus.
Novius virginalis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae, formerly placed in the genus Anovia.
Novius iceryae is a species of ladybird beetle native to Afrotropical realm, and was described from South Africa. It is also found in Senegal. In 1880, Novius iceryae was used to successfully control cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi in South Africa. It was later introduced in New Zealand for the management of cottony cushion scale. This and related species were formerly classified in the genus Rodolia.
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.
Pseudaspidimerus trinotatus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Illeis (Hibachi) bistigmosa, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.
Scymnus (Neopullus) fuscatus, is a species of lady beetle found in Japan, Formosa, China, Philippines, Sunda Islands, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia.
Brumoides lineatus, sometimes known as broad vein-longitudinal striped ladybug, is a species of lady beetle found in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan.
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.
Ortalia horni is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.
Adira is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae. It was first described by Gordon & Almeida, 1986