Cryptogonus orbiculus

Cryptogonus orbiculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cryptogonus
Species:	C. orbiculus
Binomial name
	Cryptogonus orbiculus; (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Synonyms
	Coccinella orbicula Gyllenhal in Schönherr, 1808; Coccinella lunigera Thunberg in Schönherr, 1808 (preocc.); Aspidimerus fulvocinctus Mulsant, 1853; Aspidimerus stellaris Mulsant, 1856; Platynaspis oculata Motschulsky, 1858; Cryptogonus centroguttatus Boheman, 1859; Coccinella antica Walker, 1859; Cryptogonus malasiae Crotch, 1874; Scymnus mitsuhashii Takizawa, 1917; Diomus futahoshii Ohta, 1929; Scymnus klapperichi Mader, 1955;

Cryptogonus orbiculus is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Description

Elytra black with an oval orange spot on each elytron.^[6]

Biology

It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aspidiotus destructor, Paracoccus marginatus and Aphis gossypii.^[1]^[7]^[6]

References

1 2 "Cryptogonus orbiculus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
↑ Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-11-08). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
↑ "Studies on the diversity of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera) in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
↑ "Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand" (PDF). The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
↑ Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-08-11). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
1 2 "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tropical Agricultural Research Vol: 19, 69-77 (2007). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
↑ "Host Plants and Natural Enemies of Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Thailand" (PDF). Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 2011, 44(3): 197-205. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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[orbiculus-1] 1 2 "Cryptogonus orbiculus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[2] Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-11-08). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[3] "Studies on the diversity of predatory coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera) in different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[4] "Biodiversity and seasonality of predaceous coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in mango agro-ecosystem of Jharkhand" (PDF). The Ecoscan: 8(1&2): 53-57, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[5] Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (2015-08-11). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[SL-6] 1 2 "Predatory Coccinellids (Coleoptera: Cocinellidae) of vegetable insect pests: a survey in mid country of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Tropical Agricultural Research Vol: 19, 69-77 (2007). Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[7] "Host Plants and Natural Enemies of Papaya Mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Thailand" (PDF). Thai Journal of Agricultural Science 2011, 44(3): 197-205. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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