Geographical distribution and phenotypic variation of Anovia punica Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), a predatory ladybeetle of fluted scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)

Geographical distribution and phenotypic variation of Anovia punica Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), a predatory ladybeetle of fluted scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)

The ladybeetle Anovia sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), known as an important natural enemy of the Colombian fluted scale, Crypticeria muticicatrices Kondo and Gullan (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is here identified as A. punica Gordon, 1972, and reported for the first time from Peru...

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Main Authors: Guillermo González, F., Kondo, Takumasa
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: Anovia Punica Gordon 2025
Subjects:
Investigación agropecuaria - A50
Coleoptera
Escama
Coccoidea
Variación fenotípica
Transversal
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1747
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6838
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1706
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_903c4959
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/0398
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/40750
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Summary:The ladybeetle Anovia sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), known as an important natural enemy of the Colombian fluted scale, Crypticeria muticicatrices Kondo and Gullan (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is here identified as A. punica Gordon, 1972, and reported for the first time from Peru. Here we provide information and illustrations of the great variation in color and dorsal patterns of A. punica found in Colombia and Peru.

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