Scymnus (Pullus) posticalis Sicard, 1913

Poorani, J. & Lalitha, N., 2018, Illustrated accounts of coccinellid predators of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) on mulberry in India, with description of a new species of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from West Bengal, Zootaxa 4382 (1), pp. 93-120 : 104-105

8. Scymnus (Pullus) posticalis Sicard, 1913

( FIG. 10 )

Brief description: LENGtH 2.0–2.8 MM, WIDtH 1.4–2.0 MM. FORM ( FIG. 10A ) SHORt, OblONG OVAl, DORSUM cONVEX, DENSElY PUbEScENt. HEAD YEllOWISH tEStAcEOUS IN MAlE AND DARkER IN FEMAlE. PRONOtUM blAck, ANtERIOR cORNERS AND ANtERIOR MARGIN lIGHtER. ScUtEllUM blAck. ElYtRA blAck, APIcAllY YEllOWISH tEStAcEOUS, YEllOWISH AREA ANtERIORlY cONVEX. VENtRAl SIDE MORE OR lESS blAck, EXcEPt lEGS lIGHtER tEStAcEOUS. ANtENNA ( FIG. 10b ) cOMPOSED OF 11 ANtENNOMERES. PROStERNAl cARINAE ( FIG. 10c ) ANtERIORlY cONVERGENt, ENclOSING A FEW PUNctURES INSIDE. AbDOMINAl POStcOXAl lINE ( FIG. 10D ) cOMPlEtE, SUbtRAPEZOIDAl, SlIGHtlY OblItERAtED tOWARDS APEX AND APPEARS tO bE INcOMPlEtE, AREA ENclOSED bY POStcOXAl lINE cOARSElY PUNctAtE IN MIDDlE. MAlE GENItAlIA ( FIGS 10E–G ) AS IllUStRAtED.

Notes: THIS IS tHE MOSt cOMMON Scymnus SPEcIES IN tHE NORtHEAStERN StAtES OF INDIA WItH A WIDE HOSt RANGE INclUDING MAINlY APHID PREY AND cAN bE RElIAblY IDENtIFIED ONlY bY tHE MAlE GENItAlIA.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Scymnus (Pullus) posticalis Sicard: a) adult, dorsal View; b) antenna; c) prosternal process; d) abdominal postcoxal line; e–g) male genitalia: e) tegmen, Ventral View; f) tegmen, lateral View;g) penis.