Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata ( Motschulsky, 1857 )

Das, Priyanka, Chandra, Kailash & Introduction, Devanshu Gupta, 2020, The Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, East Himalaya, Indiawith new combinations and new country records, Bonn zoological Bulletin 69 (1), pp. 27-44 : 41-42

42. Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata ( Motschulsky, 1857) ( Fig. 38 )**

Epilachna vigintioctomaculata Motschulsky, 1857: 40 .

Epilachna 28-maculata a. incompleta Mader, 1930: 184. Epilachna 28-maculata a. coalescens Mader, 1930: 184. Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata : Jadwiszczak & Wegrzynowicz, 2003: 178.

Material examined. NEFA, Abor, 29.xii.1911, (1 ex.) leg. S.W. Kemp, New Aloppa: Rang, 17.ix.2000 (4 exs) (25332/H4A), leg. A . R. Lahiri .

Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh. Elsewhere: China, Japan, North Korea, Nepal, Russia, and Vietnam (Katakura 1981; Poorani 2004).

Remarks. This is the first verified record of the species from India, though it has been included from India by Poorani (2004).

Figures

Figs 33–41. Habitus of (33) Afissa gibbera (Crotch, 1874) comb. nov.; (34) Afissa nielamuensis (Pang & Mao, 1977); (35) Afissa undecimspilota (Hope, 1831) comb. nov.; (36) Diekeana macularis (Mulsant, 1850); (37) Henosepilachna indica (Mulsant, 1850); (38) Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata (Motschulsky, 1857); (39) Rodolia fumida Mulsant, 1850; (40) Jauravia quadrinotata Kapur, 1946; (41) Afissa mystica (Mulsant, 1850) comb. nov.