Synona obscura

Synona obscura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Synona
Species:	S. obscura
Binomial name
	Synona obscura; Poorani, S´lipinski & Booth
Synonyms
	Synona rougeti(Mulsant, 1866); Synia melanaria ab. rougetiauctt.;

Last updated October 14, 2025

Synona obscura, is a species of lady beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

Biology

It is a predator of several aphids and mealybugs such as, Coptosoma ostensum , Megacopta cribraria , and Aphis craccivora . Host plants include: Butea monosperma , Lablab purpureus , Cajanus cajan , Sesbania grandiflora , Santalum album , Trichosanthes cucumerina , Brassica oleracea , Anacardium occidentale , and Trewia .^[3]

Larvae occasionally parasitized by Nothoserphus mirabilis and Homalotylus flaminius .^[3]

References

↑ Mohan, A.; Ravikumar, J.; Senthilkumar, D. (2017-04-21). "Spatial variation of important mulberry pests and their natural enemies". Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research. doi:10.4081/jear.2017.5942 . Retrieved 2021-09-19.
↑ Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2012-04-19. pp. 532–561.
1 2 Poorani, J.; Ślipiński, Adam; Booth, Roger G. (September 2008). "A Revision of the Genus Synona Pope, 1989 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)". Annales Zoologici. pp. 579–594. doi:10.3161/000345408X364427 . Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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[1] Mohan, A.; Ravikumar, J.; Senthilkumar, D. (2017-04-21). "Spatial variation of important mulberry pests and their natural enemies". Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research. doi:10.4081/jear.2017.5942 . Retrieved 2021-09-19.

[2] Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2012-04-19. pp. 532–561.

[Synona-3] 1 2 Poorani, J.; Ślipiński, Adam; Booth, Roger G. (September 2008). "A Revision of the Genus Synona Pope, 1989 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)". Annales Zoologici. pp. 579–594. doi:10.3161/000345408X364427 . Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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