Menocheilus, Timberlake, 1943

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24. Menocheilus sexmaculata ( Fabricius, 1781)

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Coccinella sexmaculata Fabricius, 1781: 96 .

Material examined. Papum Pare: Bandardewa, 11.iv.2001 (2exs) (24307/H4A), leg. Sheela. Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Maliny, 25.x.2017 (2 exs) (24438/H4A), leg. D. Gupta.

Distribution. Widely distributed in India including Arunachal Pradesh (Papum Pare; Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve). Elsewhere: Australian region, Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Vietnam ( Poorani 2002b, 2004; Kovář 2007).

Remarks. See Kovář (2007: 619) for synonymy.

Figures

Figs 24–32. Habitus of (24) Menocheilus sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781); (25) Micraspis univittata (Hope, 1831); (26) Oenopia kirbyi Mulsant, 1850; (27) Oenopia mimica Weise, 1902;(28) Oenopia quadripunctata Kapur, 1963;(29) Oenopia sauzeti Mulsant, 1866; (30) Oenopia sexareata (Mulsant, 1853); (31) Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant, 1850); (32) Synona melanopepla (Mulsant, 1850).