Novius octoguttatus
| Novius octoguttatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Novius |
| Species: | N. octoguttatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Novius octoguttatus (Weise, 1910) | |
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Novius octoguttatus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and China.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 in). They are dark reddish brown or rusty reddish brown, the pronotum with two black spots. Each elytron has four black spots. The ventral surface is rusty red to yellowish brown.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded preying on Icerya species and Drosicha mangiferae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Novius at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "A review of the tribe Noviini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent". Zootaxa. 5311 (1): 1–47. Retrieved August 19, 2026.