Calvia monosha Bielawski

POORANI, J., 2023, An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini, Zootaxa 5332 (1), pp. 1-307 : 57

Calvia monosha Bielawski

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Calvia monosha Bielawski, 1979: 122 (Holotype male, NHMB; Type locality: Bhutan); Booth 1997: 927; Poorani 2002a: 323.

Diagnosis. Length: 6.70–7.00 mm. Form broad oval, dorsum convex and glabrous. Elytra black with basal and external margins narrowly yellow and with five large yellow spots arranged in a 2-2-1 pattern ( Fig. 38b ), or spots partly joined laterally into bands ( Fig. 38a ). Pronotum shining between punctures, contrasting with head where frons between eyes has microreticulate sculpture. Elytral punctures dual, larger elytral punctures close and deep, interstices convex with small punctures. Middle and hind tibiae with a pair of apical spurs. See Bielawski (1979) for male genitalia illustrations.

Distribution. Bhutan.

Seasonal occurrence. Collected in June (label data).

Notes. It is a very distinct species and unlikely to be confused with its congeners from this region.

Figures

FIGURE 38. Calvia monosha Bielawski: a. Holotype male (NMB); b. paratype male (NMB); c. holotype labels; d. paratype labels (Photo courtesy: Matthias Borer, NMB).