New records of predatory coccinellids beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) in Western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Twenty one species of predatory coccinellid beetles were recorded during survey period Jun, 2010 to May, 2011. Out of them 17 species were identified i.e. Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fab.), Cheilomenes sexmaculata ab rufafasciata (Fab.), Coccinella septempunctata; Propylea dissecta (Muls.), Coccinella transversallis (Fab.); Chilocoris nigrita (Fab.); Anegleis cardoni (Weise); Micraspis discolour (Mulsant); Brumoides suturalis (Fab.) Illeis cincta (Fab.); Pharoscymnus horni (Weise); Rodolia breviuscula (Weise); Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Muls.); Hippodamia variegata (Goeze); Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), Hydrapsis maindroni (Sicard); Scymnus nubilus (Mulsant), on the other hand four species were unidentified. The C. sexmaculata ranked first (46%) in position and it was recorded as dominant species followed by C. septempunctata (30.58%) and C. transversalis (8.83%). While, least population Harmonia axyridis (1.56%), followed by of M. allardi (1.99%) and (2.37%) Pharoscymnus horni (2.61%) were noticed in Meerut region.