Anegleis
Genus of beetles
Anegleis cardoni is a species of lady beetle found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is the only species in the genus Anegleis . The species name is after the collector Father Louis Cardon .
Description
It is a medium-sized lady beetle. Body bright yellow with one black median stripe at the joint of both the elytra.
Biology
It is known to feed on a many species of aphids such as: Uroleucon compositae , Rhopalosiphum maidis , Hyadaphis coriandri , Myzus persicae , Brevicoryne brassicae , Macrosiphum miscanthi , Macrosiphum pisi , Aphis gossypii , Aphis craccivora , and Lipaphis erysimi . In addition to aphids, it is also a predator of whiteflies and scale insects.
References
↑ "Anegleis cardoni" . www.cabi.org . Retrieved 2021-09-07 .
↑ "Anegleis Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982" . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000 : Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 March 2026 .
↑ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (September 2011). "Monotypic prey-mediated development, survival and life table attributes of a ladybird beetle Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on different aphid species" . International Journal of Tropical Insect Science . 31 (3): 162– 173. doi :10.1017/S1742758411000245 . S2CID 87071101 . Retrieved 2021-09-07 .
↑ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (September 2011). "Monotypic prey-mediated development, survival and life table attributes of a ladybird beetle Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on different aphid species" . International Journal of Tropical Insect Science . 31 (3): 162– 173. doi :10.1017/S1742758411000245 . S2CID 87071101 . Retrieved 2021-09-07 .
↑ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra (April 2013). "Responses of an Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetle, Anegleis Cardoni, to Varying Densities of Aphis gossypii" . Journal of Insect Science . 13 (24): 24. doi :10.1673/031.013.2401 . PMC 3735165 . PMID 23901912 .
↑ Omkar, Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra; Sahu, Jyotsna (2009-11-20). "Performance of a predatory ladybird beetle, Anegleis cardoni (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on three aphid species" . European Journal of Entomology . 106 (4): 565– 572. doi :10.14411/eje.2009.071 .
↑ Omkar; Kumar, Gyanendra (April 2013). "Responses of an Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetle, Anegleis Cardoni, to Varying Densities of Aphis gossypii" . Journal of Insect Science . 13 (24): 24. doi :10.1673/031.013.2401 . PMC 3735165 . PMID 23901912 .