Singhikalia duodecimguttata Xiao, 1992

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Singhikalia duodecimguttata Xiao

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Singhikalia duodecimguttata Xiao, 1992: 378 (Type locality: China, Wuling Mountains).— Kovář 2007: 599; Ren et al. 2009: 234.

Diagnosis. Length: 6.90–8.40 mm; width: 5.60–7.40 mm. Form broad oval, dorsum moderately convex and distinctly pubescent. Ground colour reddish; pronotum laterally very narrowly black, with a pair of transverse, roughly triangular black maculae on the posterior margin ( Fig. 187b ); each elytron with five large, black discal spots, one smaller, elongate oval spot adjacent to scutellar shield and one smaller apical spot as illustrated ( Fig. 187a ). Abdomen ( Fig. 187c ) with ventrites 1–4 medially black and laterally yellowish; abdominal postcoxal line ( Fig. 187d ) incomplete. Spermatheca ( Fig. 187e ) as illustrated, lacking a well differentiated nodulus and ramus. Male genitalia not studied.

Prey / associated habitat. Aphids (label data).

Distribution. Pakistan (new record); China.

Note. This is recorded for the first time from Pakistan based on a single female specimen at BMNH (examined).

Figures

FIGURE 187. Singhikalia duodecimguttata Xiao (BMNH): a. adult, dorsal view; b. head and pronotum; c. abdomen; d. abdominal postcoxal line; e. spermatheca.