Redescription of Anovia circumclusa (Gorham) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini), with First Description of the Egg, Larva, and Pupa, and Notes on Adult Intraspecific Elytral Pattern Variation

Authors

Juanita A. Forrester, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 413 Biological Sciences Building, Athens, Georgia, 30602-2603Follow
Natalia J. Vandenberg, ystematic Entomology Lab (SEL), Plant Sciences Institute, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, c/o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC-168, Washington, DC 20013-7012Follow
Joseph V. Mchugh, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 413 Biological Sciences Building, Athens, Georgia, 30602-2603Follow

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in Zootaxa 2112: 25–40 (2009).

Abstract

Anovia circumclusa (Gorham), a neotropical lady beetle, recently was recorded in North America for the first time. Previously, only the adult form of this beneficial predator had been described. This paper provides a redescription of the adult and the first descriptions of the egg, larva, and pupa. Diagnostic characters for the genus and species are given, and intraspecific color variation in Anovia adults is discussed.