Synona melanopepla
| Synona melanopepla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Synona |
| Species: | S. melanopepla |
| Binomial name | |
| Synona melanopepla (Mulsant, 1850) | |
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Synona melanopepla is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh) and Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.9–7.6 mm (0.27–0.30 in). They have a circular, hemispherical body. The head is yellow, sometimes with two black markings. The pronotum is yellow-orange, sometimes with a black marking. The scutellum is yellow, somtimes yellowish testaceous with a darker border or dark brown. The elytra are black. The ventral surface is yellow-orange.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded feeding on Psyllidae species on Ficus species, as well as on Megacopta cribraria.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Synona 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 July 22, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J.; Slipinski, A.; Booth, R.G. (2008). "A revision of the genus Synona Pope, 1989 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini)". Annales Zoologici. 58: 579–594. Retrieved July 22, 2026.