First report of Bulaea lividula bocandei Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India with notes on its diagnosis, host plants and distribution

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  • ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Road, Thayanur Post, Tiruchirapalli – 620 102, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram – 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/17974

Keywords:

Bulaea, Coccinelloidea, Indian subcontinent, range expansion

Abstract

Bulaea lividula bocandei Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), hitherto known from North Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan, is recorded for the first time from India (Tamil Nadu). Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. (Chenopodiaceae), a common halophytic plant in mangroves, is recorded as a new host plant of B. lividula bocandei. A brief diagnostic account of the species with illustrations is given along with details on its host plants and distribution.

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2018-04-06

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Poorani, J., Sankararaman, H., & Sathyaseelan, V. (2018). First report of <i>Bulaea lividula bocandei</i> Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India with notes on its diagnosis, host plants and distribution. Journal of Biological Control, 31(4), 194–197. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/17974

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