Sticholotis rufoplagiata

Sticholotis rufoplagiata, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Sticholotis rufoplagiata
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S. rufoplagiata
Binomial name
Sticholotis rufoplagiata
(Motschoulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Chilocorus rufoplagiatus Motschulsky, 1866
  • Sticholotis rufoplagiatus Bielawski, 1960

The species is very similar to Sticholotis rugicollis, where both have fused elytral spots. But in S. rufoplagiata, this elytral spot is anteriorly clearly confluent.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1139: 27–33 (2006). Retrieved 2021-09-19.