The Tribe Coccinellini Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Sindh, Pakistan
Author
Ali, Muhammad
Author
Raza, Ghulam
Author
Ali, Shaukat
Author
Anjum, Syed Istiaq
Author
Hussain, Ishtiaq
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2018
2018-09-20
72
3
629
638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-72.3.629
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-72.3.629
1938-4394
4836836
KEY TO THE GENERA OF THE TRIBE
COCCINELLINI IN
SINDH PROVINCE
,
PAKISTAN
1. Pronotum with anterior margin medially convex ............................................... 2
1
ʹ
. Pronotum with anterior margin medially arcuate ................................................. 3
2. Mesosternum with anterior margin notched medially ............................................. 4
2
ʹ
. Mesosternum with anterior margin straight medially ............................................. 5
3. Elytra with lateral margin strongly explanate externally; tarsal claw with triangular basal tooth .......................
Cheilomenes
Dejean
3
ʹ
. Elytra with lateral margin weakly explanate externally; tarsal claw with subquadrate basal tooth ...........................
Propylea
Mulsant
4. Tarsal claws cleft; postcoxal line present or absent; body elongated (1.7X longer than wide) ...................
Hippodamia
Chevrolat
4
ʹ
. Tarsal claws appendiculate or simple; postcoxal line present; body broadly oval (1.4X longer than wide) ................................. 6
5. Postcoxal plate with oblique dividing line... ...................................
Oenopia
Mulsant
5
ʹ
. Poscoxal plate without oblique dividing line .........................
Micraspis
Chevrolat
6. Epipleuron horizontal externally; maxillary palp acute apically; postcoxal line extensively extended toward lateral margin .................. ..............................
Coccinella
Linnaeus
6
ʹ
. Epipleuron descending externally; maxillary palp broad apically; postcoxal line slightly extended toward lateral margin; tibial spurs absent .......................
Harmonia
Mulsant