Chilocorus braeti Weise

POORANI, J., 2023, An illustrated guide to the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini, Zootaxa 5378 (1), pp. 1-108 : 34-37

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scientific name

Chilocorus braeti Weise
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Chilocorus braeti Weise

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Chilocorus braeti Weise, 1895b: 154 .

Chilocorus braeti : Korschefsky 1932: 240; Kapur 1963: 24; Poorani 2002: 311; Li et al. 2018: 26.

Diagnosis. Length: 4.20–5.50 mm. It can be distinguished from the other Indian congeners by its characteristic, cordate or heart shaped body outline ( Fig. 25a, b View FIGURE 25 ) that is distinctly narrowed in the apical one-third, uniform black coloration and elytra with finely punctate disc and coarsely punctate lateral margins. Male genitalia ( Fig. 25c, d View FIGURE 25 ) as illustrated.

Distribution. India (North-eastern region: Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim); Vietnam; Laos.

Prey / associated habitat. Found on Myrsine semiserrata (label data). Collected at high altitudes (5000–7000ft) of the Himalayas ( Kapur 1963).

Seasonal occurrence. March, June (Label data).

Notes. It appears to be a rare species apparently endemic to the eastern Himalayan region and is not commonly represented in collections. Kapur (1963) gave a brief account of C. braeti in his work on the Coccinellidae of Mount Everest.

Kapur, A. P. (1963) The Coccinellidae of the third Mount Everest expedition, 1924 (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 14, 1 - 48. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 8780

Korschefsky, R. (1932) Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars 120. Coccinellidae II. W. Junk, Berlin, 435 pp.

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. https: // doi. org / 10.5852 / ejt. 2018.469

Poorani, J. (2002) An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion. Oriental Insects, 36, 307 - 383. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2002.10417335

Weise, J. (1895 b) Insectes du Bengale. Coccinellidae. Annales de la Societe Entomologique du Belgique, 39, 151 - 157.

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FIGURE 25. Chilocorus braeti Weise: a, b. adult, dorsal view (BMNH); b. adult, dorsal view (ZSIK); c, d. male genitalia: c. tegmen, ventral view; d. penis.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Coccinellidae

SubFamily

Coccinellinae

Tribe

Chilocorini

Genus

Chilocorus