Chilocorus rubidus
| Chilocorus rubidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Chilocorus |
| Species: | C. rubidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilocorus rubidus Hope in Gray, 1831 | |
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Chilocorus rubidus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Vietnam, Mongolia, Japan, the Russian Far East[2][3] and China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia).[4]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.8–7.2 mm (0.23–0.28 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are dark burgundy or beet red or reddish brown, with blackish lateral margins. The ventral surface is mostly dark reddish brown.[3]
Life history
[edit]They have been recorded preying on scale insects damaging trees and shrubs.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Chilocorus at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini". Zootaxa. 5378 (1): 1–108. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ Li, W-J.; Huo, L-Z.; Wang, D.; Ahrens, D.; Wang, X-M. (2018). "Contribution to the genus Chilocorus Leach, 1815 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chilocorini), with descriptions of two new species from China". European Journal of Taxonomy. 469: 1–34. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
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