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Species of beetle
Illeis bistigmosa
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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.
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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,
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Erysiphe cichoracearum causing powdery mildew on sunflower.
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References
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .