Harmonia manillana (Mulsant)

POORANI, J., 2023, An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini, Zootaxa 5332 (1), pp. 1-307 : 142

Harmonia manillana (Mulsant)

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Caria manillana Mulsant, 1866: 176 (Lectotype, UCCC; Type locality: Philippines).— Gordon 1987: 17.

Leis manillana: Crotch 1874: 120 ; Korschefsky 1932: 275; Bielawski 1962: 197.

Harmonia manillana: Iablokoff-Khnzorian 1982: 486 ; Ślipiński et al. 2020: 51.

Leis dunlopi Crotch, 1874: 121 (Lectotype, UCCC; Type locality: India).— Korschefsky 1932: 275; Gordon 1987: 14 (lectotype designation). Synonymized by Poorani & Booth 2016: 3.

Harmonia dunlopi: Miyatake 1965: 60 ; Iablokoff-Khnzorian 1982: 486; Poorani 2002a: 330.

Diagnosis. Length: 7.00– 9.80 mm. Similar to H. dimidiata in terms of size, general form, and coloration ( Fig. 98a ). Head reddish; pronotum red with a black macula on posterior margin in front of scutellar shield; scutellar shield black; elytra bright reddish with 11 black spots arranged in a 1-2-2-1 pattern, the last one on apex. Ventral side reddish except metaventrite black. Abdominal postcoxal line ( Fig. 98b ) incomplete with a strongly curved associated line merged with it. Male genitalia ( Fig. 98c–f ) as illustrated.

Distribution. India (Arunachal Pradesh). It is a widely variable species with a broad range of distribution extending from India to Southeast Asia ( Indonesia; Malaysia; the Philippines) and Papua New Guinea ( Ślipiński et al. 2020). It appears to be exceptionally rare in India.

Seasonal occurrence. Collected in November (label data).

Notes. It was described as Leis dunlopi Crotch (1874) from India and Poorani (2002) included it in the Indian checklist with a rider that Indian records might be misidentifications of colour forms of H. dimidiata and India label on Crotch specimen was probably erroneous. Later, Poorani & Booth (2016) recorded it from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, based on a single male collected along with several examples of H. dimidiata and illustrated the male genitalia. For extralimital synonyms, detailed description and illustrations of colour morphs, see Ślipiński et al. (2020).

Figures

FIGURE 98. Harmonia manillana (Mulsant): a. adult, dorsal view; b. abdominal postcoxal line; c–f. male genitalia: c. tegmen, lateral view; d. tegmen, ventral view; e. penis; f. penis apex.