Brumoides lineatus

Brumoides lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brumoides
Species:
B. lineatus
Binomial name
Brumoides lineatus
(Weise, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Brumus lineatus Weise, 1885
  • Chilocorus ruficollis Weise, 1885

Brumoides lineatus, sometimes known as broad vein-longitudinal striped ladybug, is a species of lady beetle found in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5–3.2 mm (0.098–0.126 in). The head and pronotum are yellowish-orange, and the elytra have three black vittae.

Life history

Primarily an aphidophagous species, it is known to feed on Aphis glycines, Melanaphis sacchari, Oracella acuta, Phenacoccus solenopsis and Planococcus citri.

References

  1. ↑ Weng, Wenshen; Huang, Yuqing (1988). "Preliminary study on a predacious natural enemy, Broad vein-longitudinal striped ladybug Brumoides lineatus (Weise)". Entomological Knowledge. 25: 105–108. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas)" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie) (565): 1–65. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. ↑ Wenshen, Weng; Yuqing, Huang (1988). "Preliminary studies on a predacious insect, Brumoides lineatus (Weise)". Insects Knowledge (China). Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  4. ↑ Li, Wenjing; Łączyński, Piotr; Escalona, Hermes E.; Eberle, Jonas; Huo, Lizhi; Chen, Xiaosheng; Huang, Weidong; Chen, Bingxu; Ahrens, Dirk (April 2020). "Combined molecular and morphological data provide insights into the evolution and classification of Chilocorini ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Systematic Entomology. 45 (2): 447–463. doi:10.1111/syen.12409. S2CID 213410225.
  5. ↑ Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. 36: 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. S2CID 86769172.
  6. ↑ Li, Wenjing; Chen, Bingxu; Huo, Lizhi; Chen, Xiaosheng; Wang, Xingmin (2020-06-24). "New records and checklist of Chilocorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China". Biodiversity Data Journal. 8 e51092. doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e51092. PMC 7329919. PMID 32665761.
  7. ↑ Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini". Zootaxa. 5378 (1): 1–108. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Brumoides lineatus". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-13.