Phrynocaria perrotteti
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Phrynocaria |
| Species: | P. perrotteti |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynocaria perrotteti (Mulsant, 1850) | |
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Phrynocaria perrotteti is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Orissa, Punjab, West Bengal) and Pakistan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4–4.7 mm (0.16–0.19 in). The typical form is pale creamy yellow to lemon yellow, with black markings on the pronotum and elytra. Other forms are completely black with pale yellow anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum, or completely orange to yellowish brown or even orange-yellow with four black spots.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded preying on whiteflies.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Phrynocaria 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J.; Sankararaman, H.; Anusree, S. S. (2021). "A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant)". Zootaxa. 4926 (1): 117–133. Retrieved May 29, 2026.