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Issue: Vol. 875 No. 1: 1 Mar. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-03-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.875.1.1
Page range: 1–5
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 5

On the identity of Dysis excellens Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini), a little known Oriental lady beetle

Project Directorate of Biological Control, P.B. No. 2491, H.A.Farm Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560 024, Karnataka, India
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Coleoptera Dysis excellens new combination Oenopia excellens redescription Coccinellidae lectotype designation

Abstract

Dysis excellens Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a little known Oriental species, is transferred to Oenopia Mulsant (comb. nov.) and redescribed in detail with illustrations of the male and female genitalia. A lectotype is designated. This species is recorded for the first time from India (Nagaland).

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