Synona consanguinea Poorani, Ślipiński & Booth

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 : 262-264

Synona consanguinea Poorani, Ślipiński & Booth

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Synona consanguinea Poorani, Ślipiński & Booth, 2008: 592 (Holotype male, NHMW; Type locality: China).— Das et al. 2022: 12.

Diagnosis. Length: 4.90–5.10 mm; width: 4.90–5.00 mm. Form ( Fig. 188a ) circular, nearly as broad as long, dorsum strongly hemispherical, convex and glabrous. Head and pronotum bright orange yellow, scutellar shield and elytra black. Ventral side uniform yellowish-testaceous, except elytral epipleura black. Male genitalia ( Fig. 188c–f ) as illustrated. It is very similar to S. obscura from which it can be separated by the slightly narrower marginal bead, stronger microsculpture between interspaces of elytral punctures, and the male genitalia. See Poorani et al. (2008) for detailed description.

Distribution. India: Northeastern region (Tripura) (Das et al. 2022); China, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar ( Poorani et al. 2008).

Note. It was originally described from China ( Poorani et al. 2008) and Das et al. (2022) recorded it from northeastern India.

Figures

FIGURE 188. Synona consanguinea Poorani et al.: a. adult; b. abdominal postcoxal line; c–f. male genitalia: c. tegmen, lateral view; d. tegmen, ventral view; e. penis; f. penis apex.