Phrynocaria funebris Crotch

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 : 232-234

Phrynocaria funebris Crotch

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Coelophora funebris Crotch, 1874: 154 (Type material, BMNH; Type locality: Bangalore).— Korschefsky 1932: 292.

Phrynocaria funebris: Poorani 2002a: 338 ; Poorani et al. 2021: 124 .

Diagnosis. Length: 5.00 mm. Form broadly rounded, dorsum strongly convex and glabrous. Head and pronotum ochreous, pronotum with a black macula dilated on either side on posterior margin; elytra dark brown to black, lateral margins narrowly yellowish-ochreous ( Fig. 166a, b ). Head with eyes posteriorly strongly divergent. Elytral disc finely punctate, interspaces weakly reticulate. Ventral side yellowish brown. Male genitalia ( Fig. 166c–e ) as illustrated.

Distribution. India (Karnataka). This species was originally described from Bangalore and appears to be rare as it is not represented in any of the major Indian collections.

Note. It is externally similar to Synona spp. and the melanic form of P. perrotetti (Mulsant) from which it can be separated by the male genitalia. Poorani et al. (2021) confirmed it as a valid species and redescribed it.

Figures

FIGURE 166. Phrynocaria funebris (Crotch): a, b. holotype (BMNH); c–e. male genitalia: c. tegmen, lateral view; d. tegmen, ventral view; e. penis.