Jauravia soror

Jauravia soror
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Sticholotidini
Genus: Jauravia
Species:
J. soror
Binomial name
Jauravia soror
(Weise, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Clanis soror Weise, 1892

Jauravia soror, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

Body length is about 2.5 to 2.8 mm.[4] The upper surface is reddish brown to reddish testaceous, except for the lighter external borders of the elytra which are shining. The underside is brown.[5]

It is a predator of Hemaspidoproctus cinereus, Tetranychus bioculatus, Raoiella indica, Trialeurodes ricini and Dialeurodes citri.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Das, Soma; Roy, Somnath; Mukhopadhyay, Ananda (2010). "Diversity of arthropod natural enemies in the tea plantations of North Bengal with emphasis on their association with tea pests". Current Science. 99 (10): 1457–1463. JSTOR 24069158. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ↑ Muraleedharan, N.; Selvasundaram, R.; Radhakrishnan, B. (October 1988). "Natural Enemies of Certain Tea Pests Occurring in Southern India". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 9 (5): 647–654. doi:10.1017/S1742758400005166. S2CID 86414490. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Taxonomy of Indian Coccinellidae with Observations on the Role of some Species in Agroecosystem" (PDF). DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY ALIGARH (INDIA) 1997. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ↑ "VIII.--A Revision of the Genus Jauravia" (PDF). THE ANNALS AND MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY [ELEVENTH SERIES.] No. 98. FEBI~UAR¥ 1946. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ Kapur, A.P. (1946). "A revision of the genus Jauravia Mots" (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 11 (13): 73–93. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Taxonomy of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coccinellidae:coleoptera) in rice and vegetables". krishikosh. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ↑ "Jauravia soror". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.