Sticholotis rufoplagiata, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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Species: | S. rufoplagiata
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Sticholotis rufoplagiata (Motschoulsky, 1866)
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1139: 27–33 (2006). Retrieved 2021-09-19.