Illeis bistigmosa

Illeis bistigmosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Illeis
Species:	I. bistigmosa
Binomial name
	Illeis bistigmosa; (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
	Psyllobora bistigmosa Mulsant, 1850; Illeis bistigmosa Crotch, 1871; Illeis bielawskii Ghorpade, 1976; Psyllobora bistigmosa (Mulsant, 1850);

Illeis (Hibachi) bistigmosa, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.

Description

Eyes are large, and moderately faceted. The interval between the eyes as wide as an eye. Mandibles are bifid at apex and more coarsely dentate at inner margin.^[1]

Biology

It is a mycophagous coccinellid associated with powdery mildew in various crops such as mulberry where it feeds on the fungus, Phyllactinia corylea that causes powdery mildew of mulberry,^[2]^[3]^[4] and Erysiphe cichoracearum causing powdery mildew on sunflower.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Taxonomic notes on the genus Egleis Mulsant, 1850 and a description of a new subgenus in the genus Illeis Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 10 (2): 489-494, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "Management of powdery mildew in mulberry using coccinellid beetles, Illeis cincta (Fabricius) and Illeis bistigmosa (Mulsant)-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
^ "SPECIES COMPLEX OF COCCINELLIDS IN DIFFERENT CROPS AT DHARWAD REGION". J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 931-935, 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "FIRST RECORD OF ILLEIS BIELAWSKII GHORPADE, 1976 (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) FROM MAHARASHTRA: A REGION OF THE NORTHERN WESTERN GHATS" (PDF). ejbps, 2019, Volume 6, Issue 12, 442-444. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "Severity of powdery mildew infection and population of Illeis cincta F. on sunflower" (PDF). Insect Environment, Vol. 19(3), October-December 2013. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
^ "Spatial distribution of the mycophagous ladybird predator, Illeis cincta (Fabricius) (Coleoptera Coccinellidae) in relation to powdery mildew disease in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) canopy" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(5): 331-334. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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[1] "Taxonomic notes on the genus Egleis Mulsant, 1850 and a description of a new subgenus in the genus Illeis Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 10 (2): 489-494, 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[2] "Management of powdery mildew in mulberry using coccinellid beetles, Illeis cincta (Fabricius) and Illeis bistigmosa (Mulsant)-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[3] "SPECIES COMPLEX OF COCCINELLIDS IN DIFFERENT CROPS AT DHARWAD REGION". J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 931-935, 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[4] "FIRST RECORD OF ILLEIS BIELAWSKII GHORPADE, 1976 (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) FROM MAHARASHTRA: A REGION OF THE NORTHERN WESTERN GHATS" (PDF). ejbps, 2019, Volume 6, Issue 12, 442-444. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[5] "Severity of powdery mildew infection and population of Illeis cincta F. on sunflower" (PDF). Insect Environment, Vol. 19(3), October-December 2013. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[6] "Spatial distribution of the mycophagous ladybird predator, Illeis cincta (Fabricius) (Coleoptera Coccinellidae) in relation to powdery mildew disease in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) canopy" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(5): 331-334. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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