Rodolia iceryae

Rodolia iceryae is a species of ladybird beetle native to Afrotropical realm, and was described from South Africa [1]. It is also found in Senegal.[2]. In the 1880, Rodolia iceryae was used to successfully control cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi in South Africa [3]. It was later introduced in New Zealand for the management of cottony cushion scale [4].

Rodolia iceryae
Rodolia iceryae, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Rodolia
Species:
R. iceryae
Binomial name
Rodolia iceryae
(Janson in Ormerod, 1887)

Description

Rodolia iceryae is about 3-5 mm long with a shiny and hemispherical body and pubescent dorsal surface. The base of the elytra has a large semicircular blood-red spot, enclosing the scutellum. The head is concealed from above. It is also found in Senegal. Rodolia iceryae is similar to other species of the genus Rodolia, (e.g., Rodolia insularis, Rodolia occidentalis), but they can be separated separate one from another by the structure of their male genitalia [5].

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References
  1. Hounkpati K, Forrester JA, McHugh JV. 2019. Neotype designation for Rodolia iceryae Janson in Ormerod, 1887 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4563 (2): 396‑400. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.2.12.
  2. Hounkpati K, McHugh JV, Niang AA, Goergen G. 2020. Documenting museum records of West African Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Benin and Senegal. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47340.
  3. Ormerod, E.A. (1887) Notes on the Australian bug (Icerya purchasi) in South Africa. With additional illustrations from S. Australia, and notes of history and treatment from government reports of the United States of America. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London, 36 pp.
  4. Ormerod EA, Janson OE. 1889. Notes and descriptions of a few injurious farm & fruit insects of South Africa. Simpkin, Marshall & Co., London, England, 126 pp.
  5. Hounkpati K, Forrester JA, McHugh JV. 2019. Neotype designation for Rodolia iceryae Janson in Ormerod, 1887 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Zootaxa 4563 (2): 396‑400. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.2.12.


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