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Jauravia opaca

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Jauravia opaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Subfamily: Sticholotidinae
Tribe: Sticholotidini
Genus: Jauravia
Species:
J. opaca
Binomial name
Jauravia opaca
(Weise, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Clanis opaca Weise, 1900

Jauravia opaca, is a species of lady beetle native to India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

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Body sub-hemispherical. Dorsum light brown whereas the external border of elytra is much lighter. Ventrum comparatively bright yellowish brown in color excepting darker metasternum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : COCCINELLIDAE" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Maharashtra, State Fauna Series, 20(Part-2) : 507-509, 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ Pope, R. D. (1987-01-01). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) described by C. P. Thunberg". Insect Systematics & Evolution. pp. 51–66. doi:10.1163/187631287X00025. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ F.R.E.S, A. P. Kapur M. Sc (1946-02-01). "VIII.—A revision of the genus Jauravia Mots. (Coleoptera Coccinellidæ)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. pp. 73–93. doi:10.1080/00222934608654525. Retrieved 2021-09-15.