Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798)

Ali, Muhammad, Ahmed, Khalil, Ali, Shaukat, Raza, Ghulam, Hussain, Ishtiaq, Nafees, Maisoor Ahmed & Anjum, Syed Ishtiaq, 2018, An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae with four new records from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), ZooKeys 803, pp. 93-120 : 93

Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798) Fig. 16

General distribution.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal (Poorani 2002).

Distribution in Sindh.

Tandojam, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, and Karachi (Ali 2013).

Host plants and prey species in Sindh.

Aphis craccivora Koch, A. gossypii Glover, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.), Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach), Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Hyadaphis coriandri (Das), Hysteroneura setariae (Thomas), Ropalosiphum maidis (Fitch), Therioaphis trifolii Monell, Macrosiphum granarium (Kby), Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) ( Aphididae : Homoptera); Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley), Ferrisia virigata (Ckll) ( Pseudococcidae : Homoptera), Drosicha mangiferae (Green) ( Margarodidae : Homoptera), Amrasca devastans (Dist), Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) ( Cicadellidae : Homoptera); Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) ( Aleyrodidae : Homoptera), Tetranychus atlanticus Mog ( Acarina: Tetranychidae ), Adelges joshii S.O & S ( Adelgidae : Homoptera), Aonidiella auranti (Mask), A. citrina (Coq), A. orientalis Newst, Aspidiotus destructor Sign, Hemiberiesia latanias (Sign), Leucaspis coniferarum Hall & Williams, Parlatoria spp, Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comst, Tecaspis spp. ( Diaspididae : Homoptera) on mustard, lucern, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, turnip, bottle gourd, eggplant, okra, wheat, cotton, and rose plants (Ali 2013).