Synona sp.

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 : 270

Synona sp.

( Fig. 194 )

A single female examined from Meghalaya, northeastern India ( Fig. 194 ) appears to be different from its congeners. It is similar to S. melanopepla in having distinct microsculpture on interspaces between punctures on pronotum and elytra, but distinctly larger in size (length: 8.70 mm) with a differently shaped spermatheca. The shape of the spermatheca and the anteriorly sclerotized, funnel-shaped infundibulum are somewhat similar to those in S. obscura , but the latter does not have microsculpture on interspaces between punctures. It is not described as a new species in the absence of associated males.

Distribution. India (northeastern region).

Figures

FIGURE 194. Synona sp. (NE India): a. adult, dorsal view; b. elytral punctation; c. abdominal postcoxal line; d. spermatheca.