An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini Author POORANI, J. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-18 5332 1 1 307 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 journal article 264199 10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1 66e0ec51-d494-43d4-965e-a2cd1462ef54 1175-5326 8261502 424F7439-4095-46A5-93E3-C4130E3B6D9A Calvia explanata Poorani ( Figs 34 , 35 ) Calvia explanata Poorani, 2014 ( Holotype male, NBAIR; Type locality: Sikkim ). Diagnosis. Form broad oval to circular, dorsum glabrous, convex.Adult beetle lemon green when alive ( Fig. 34c–f ), dead specimens pale yellow ( Fig. 35a–c ); similar to C. albida in having a yellowish-white mottled pattern on a greenish or lemon-yellow background, but can be distinguished by its distinctly broader, almost circular body outline with explanate elytral margins. Abdominal postcoxal line very short, incomplete ( Fig. 35d ). Male genitalia ( Fig. 35e–h ) and spermatheca ( Fig. 35i ) as illustrated. FIGURE 34. Calvia explanata Poorani , life stages: a, b. pupa; c, d. teneral adult; e, f. mature adult. Immature stages. Pupa ( Fig. 34a, b ) with yellow and green pattern as illustrated; teneral adult with weak whitish mottled pattern ( Fig. 34c, d ), mature adult ( Fig. 34e, f ) lime green with small creamy whitish elytral spots and a narrow, reddish pink sutural stripe. Distribution. India ( Manipur , Sikkim , Tripura , West Bengal ); Nepal . Prey / Associated habitat. Collected on Alnus sp. in association with aphids (label data); Taoia indica (Ghosh & Raychaudhuri) . FIGURE 35. Calvia explanata Poorani : a. adult, dorsal view; b. adult, frontal view; c. adult, lateral view; d. abdominal postcoxal line; e–h. male genitalia: e. tegmen, lateral view; f. tegmen, ventral view; g. penis; h. penis apex; i. female genitalia. Note. This species resembles C. albida in coloration and the mottled elytral pattern but has a much broader, almost circular outline with distinctly explanate elytra and the genitalia also are distinct. See Poorani (2014) for detailed description and illustrations.