Novius fumidus

Novius fumidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Novius
Species:	N. fumidus
Binomial name
	Novius fumidus; (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
	Rodolia fumida Mulsant, 1850; Rodolia roseipennis Mulsant, 1850; Epilachna arethusa Mulsant, 1853; Epilachna testicolor Mulsant, 1853; Rodolia chermesina var. dionysia Sicard, 1909;

Novius fumidus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Rodrigues, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan), Vietnam and Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.08–5.6 mm (0.161–0.220 in). They are entirely or partly reddish testaceous or reddish or dull reddish brown or darker brown, the elytra sometimes bright reddish or reddish brown with vague darker patches or with the sublateral margins darker brown or fuscous.

Life history

They have been recorded preying on Drosicha mangiferae, Drosicha stebbingii, Icerya purchasi, Icerya pilosa, Perissopneumon ferox, Perissopneumon tamarindus and Aleurodicus dispersus.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Novius 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 August 19, 2026.
1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "A review of the tribe Noviini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent". Zootaxa. 5311 (1): 1–47. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Novius 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 August 19, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "A review of the tribe Noviini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian subcontinent". Zootaxa. 5311 (1): 1–47. Retrieved August 19, 2026.