A new species of the genus Synonychimorpha Miyatake (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from South India Author Poorani, J. text Zootaxa 2003 2003-06-12 212 1 1 6 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.212.1.1 journal article 5505 10.11646/zootaxa.212.1.1 148ad787-6fea-4334-aaf9-383f85211900 1175­5334 5014249 C7B1462F-8B78-451D-9185-0969F2550DD7 Key to the species of Synonychimorpha Miyatake 1. Ground colour orange yellow to yellowish testaceous, with a large black discal patch on elytra leaving only external margins; rarely both sides uniformly yellowish. Male genitalia ( Figs. 10­12 ) as illustrated. Distributed in south and northeastern India , Bangladesh , and Nepal ................................................................. chittagongi (Vazirani) _ Ground colour reddish testaceous, with or without markings....................................... 2 2. Elytra orange yellow with six black spots arranged in a 3­2­1 pattern ­ one subscutellar, two on humeral calli,two on middle and one on suture before apex.Distributed in China ...................................................................................................... sexpunctata Miyatake _ Dorsal side uniform orange yellow to yellowish testaceous. Elytral punctures very dense and close, separated by <0.5­2.0 diameters, coarser and closer towards sides. Distributed in south India ............................................................... immaculata sp. nov.