Psyllobora bisoctonotata

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Psyllobora bisoctonotata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Psyllobora
Species:
P. bisoctonotata
Binomial name
Psyllobora bisoctonotata
(Mulsant, 1850)

Psyllobora bisoctonotata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae and the genus Psyllobora. It is found in India and surrounding Asian countries. [1] [2] Its main food source is Powdery Mildew and is a well known powdery mildew feeder in several countries. [3]

Appearance

Psyllobora bisoctonotata is 3.20 – 3.50 mm in length, and 2.20 – 2.50 mm in width. [2] Its appearance consists of a creamy yellow elytra which hosts 18 dots that vary in size and shape arranged in an 2 - 3 - 3 - 1 pattern. [2] the pronotum has a pale brown, indistinct, roughly M-shaped marking on it. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Psyllobora bisoctonotata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Mulsant, 1850)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  3. ↑ Satti, Abdalla Abdelrahim (2015-01-01). "First record and bionomics of the mycophagous ladybird Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Sudan". Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences. 14 (1): 48–53. doi: 10.1016/j.jssas.2013.06.003 . ISSN   1658-077X.
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