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New Records of Coccinellid Beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera)
from District Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), I ndia

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Pushpendra K. Sharma and Prakash C. Joshi

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Department of Zoology, D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Dehradun-248001 (U.K.), India
Department of Zoology and Environment Science, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar249404,U.K., India
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Corresponding author. E. mail <pushp_phd@yahoo.com> Phone- +919410164962, 91-135-2743555

Abstract: An extensive survey of predatory and mycophagous Coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
was conducted in the Dehradun District, India, over a period of two years (July 2005 to June 2007). A total of
4382 specimens of Coccinellids were collected at four different sites representing four different ecosystems
having altitudes from 310m to 640m within the Dehradun. Twenty five species were identified and 14 species
were recorded for the first time from district Dehradun. These 14 newly recorded species belong to 11 genera of
4 tribes and 3 sub-families. The following 14 species belonged to sub-family Coccinellinae and tribe
Coccinellini: Anegleis cardoni (Weise), Cheilomenes sexmaculata var undulata (Fabricius), Harmonia
dimidiata (Fabricius), Hippodamia variegata (Goeze), Hippodamia sp., Illeis cincta (Fabricius), Megalocaria
dilatata (Fabricius), Micraspis discolor (Fabricius), Micraspis vincta (Fabricius), Micraspis sp., and Psyllobora
bisoctonata (Mulsant). Two species occurred from sub-family Chilocorinae and tribe Chilocirini: Brumoides
suturalis (Fabricius) and Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius). Only one species namely Rodolia sexnotata (Mulsant)
represented tribe Noviini of the subfamily Coccidulinae. [New York Science Journal 2010; 3(6):112-120].
(ISSN 1554 0200).

Keywords: New record, Coccinellid beetles, Coccinellidae, Coleoptera, Predatory

1. I ntroduction
The predaceous insects of family
Coccinellidae are commonly known variously as
ladybirds (English English, Australian English, and
South African English), ladybugs (North American
English), lady beetles or coccinellid beetles
(preferred by scientists). The family name comes
from its type genus, Coccinella. Most of them are of
bright shining colors with a pattern of spots or
patches against a contrasting background. Many
appear to be distasteful to birds and their conspicuous
appearance is an example of warning coloration
(Moreton, 1969). These beetles are of extremely
diverse habits. The majority of beetles are useful
because of their predaceous nature; but some are
harmful, being polyphagous. The other coccinellids
are predators of a variety of pests viz., aphids, leaf-
hoppers, scale insects, mealybugs, mites and other
softbodied insects (Omkar and Bind, 1996). Some are
specific in their food choice, while many are
polyphagous. The introduction of the vedalia
ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis Mulsant, from Australia
into California in 1888 to control cottony cushion
scale, Icerya purchasi, which threatened the citrus
industry, is widely regarded the most successful
instances of biological pest control by coccinellids
(Majerus, 1994).
The family Coccinellidae comprises 5,200
described species worldwide (Hawkeswood, 1987).
Khan et al., (2007) have recorded 12 species of
coccinellid beetles from Chitral district, Pakistan. A
survey of the available literature (Table 1) revealed
only a few studies on the species composition of
coccinellid beetles in India with no specific mention
about the previous records from, Dehradun region.
However, Poorani (2002) have listed 400 species of
Coccinellids from Indian subregion, which includes
the erstwhile state of Uttar Pradesh including
Uttarakhand. Singh and Singh (1990) have reported 4
new species of genus Epilachna Chevrolet from
Himachal Pradesh, India. Singh and Singh (1991)
have reported 16 species of aphidophagous
coccinellids from Mizoram state, a north eastern state
of India. Omkar and Bind (1993) have reported 6
species of coccinellids from Lucknow region of
central U.P. Omkar and Pervez (1999, 2000, 2002)
have also reported 17 more species of coccinellids
from the same region. Poorani (2003) have reported a
new species Telsimia flavomaculata from Karnataka,
India. Joshi and Sharma (2008) recently have
reported 31 species of coccinellid beetles with 19
new records from district Haridwar, India. The
coccinellid fauna of the Indian subcontinent is rich
and diverse, but very poorly studied as compared to
those from other zoogeographical regions of the
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world. After the pioneering efforts of Mulsant,
Crotch, Weise and Gorham, most of the work on the
subcontinent fauna was carried out by the late A.P.
Kapur, the former Director of the Zoological Survey
of India, in a series of publications. The objective of
this study was to investigate the species composition
of coccinellid beetles from district Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India.

Table 1. Earlier reports on coccinellid predators from India.
S.
No.
Author No. of
species
reported
Area
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

23.
Subramaniam. T.V., 1923
Aiyar, T.V.R., 1942
Kapur. A.P., 1948
Puttarudriah, M. and Channabasavanna,
G.P., 1953
Usman, S. and Puttarudriah, M., 1955
Kapur, A.P., 1972
Pajni, H.R. and Singh, J., 1982
Pajni, H.R. and Varma, S., 1985
Canepari, C., 1986
Bhagat and Masoodi, 1988
Singh, T. and Singh, V.K., 1990
Omkar and Bind, R.B., 1993
Singh, K.C. and Singh, T.K., 1991
Singh, T. and Singh, V.K., 1990
Omkar and Bind, R.B., 1995
Omkar and Parvez., A., 1999
Omkar and Parvez., A., 2000
Sathe and Bhosale, 2001
Poorani, J., 2002a
Poorani, J., 2002b
Poorani, J., 2003
Kandibane, M., Rahuraman, S. and
Ganapathy, N., 2005
Joshi, P.C. and Sharma, Pushpendra K.,
2008
01
01
12
53

48
17
30
25
36
04
04
06
15
04
07
10
07
21
01
400
01
07

31
South India
South India
North India
Mysore State, India

Mysore State, India
Goa, India
Chandigarh, India
Chandigarh, India
India and Nepal
Kashmir, India
Himachal Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh, India
Mizoram, North Eastern State, India
Himachal Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh, India
Lucknow region, (U.P.), India
Lucknow region, (U.P.), India
Maharashtra State, India
Karnataka, India
Indian subregion
Karnataka, India
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Haridwar region, Uttarakhand State,
India

2. Materials and Methods
2.1 Study area: The present study was carried out in
the Dehradun district, which is situated at 28
0
53' 24"
to 31
0
27' 50" N latitude and 77
0
34' 27" to 81
0
02' 22"
E longitude. This district, covering an area of about
3088 Km
2
is in the western part of Uttarakhand state
of India. The study area shows three distinct seasons
winter, summer and monsoon. Winter season
continues from November to February and the days
are moderate and nights are very cold with freezing
frost during winter months. The summers season
continues from March to June with maximum
temperature noticed was 40
0
C and minimum
temperature was 4
0
C during the day and night time,
respectively. The monsoon season starts from July
and Continues till second werek of October. The
maximum rainfall occurs during this period and
correspondingly high humidity was noticed. During
our study period, 2157 mm rainfall was recorded,
which was the average of rainfall recorded across all
the four sample sites during study period, the
maximum of which was during the monsoon season.
The collection of adult coccinellids were carried out
from different types of ecosystems viz., mixed
orchards, agriculture field, herbal garden and forest
of Rajaji National Park located at different altitudes.
These ecosystems with their locality and altitudes are
shown in Figure 1 & Table 2.

2.2 Sampling Method: Sampling of adult coccinellid
beetles was conducted at an interval of 30 days from
July 2005 to June 2007. The insects were collected
by Sweep sampling Method, as per Gadakar et al.,
(1990). Other methods based upon visual encounters,
like aspiration and hand picking were also used
depending upon the type of habitats sampled.

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FIGURE 1. Map of district Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India showing the location of different study sites.


Raiwala
Rishikesh
F.R.I .
Doiwala
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Table 2. Locations and altitudes of collection sites.
S.No. Ecosystems Locations Altitude
1. Mixed
Orchards
Raiwala 310.0m
2. Agriculture Rishikesh 356.0m
3. Garden F.R.I.,
Dehradun
640.0m
4. Forest Doiwala 500.0m

2.3 Preservation and identification of specimens:
The collected insects were transferred into
jars containing ethyl acetate soaked cotton. These jars
were brought to the laboratory and the insects were
stretched and pinned. These were oven dried at 60
C f o r 72 ho u r s i n o r de r t o p r e s e r v e t he m a nd t he n
s e t i nt o wo o de n b o xe s a nd l a b e l e d a c c o r di ng t o t he i r
s y s t e ma t i c po s i t i o n. Ea c h s pe c i me n wa s t a gge d wi t h
t he i nf o r ma t i o n a b o ut ho s t pl a nt s , l o c a l i t y a nd da t e .
To pr o t e c t t he s pe c i me ns f r o m t he i ns e c t pe s t s ,
na p ht ha l e ne t a b l e t s we r e a d de d t o c o l l e c t i o n b o xe s .
The a dul t s pe c i me ns o f e a c h s pe c i e s we r e
c a r e f ul l y s t udi e d f o r a l l de t a i l s u nde r b i no c ul a r
mi c r o s c o pe . The i ns e c t s we r e s e pa r a t e d i nt o di f f e r e nt
s pe c i e s wi t h t he he l p o f a v a i l a b l e k e y s ( Si ng h a nd
Si ng h, 1 991; Omka r a nd Bi nd , 1993 , 199 5, 19 96;
Omka r a nd Pe r v e z , 1999 , 200 0; Po o r a ni , 2002b ) . The
i ns e c t s , whi c h c o ul d no t b e i de nt i f i e d i n t he
l a b o r a t o r y , we r e s e nt t o No r t he r n Re gi o na l St a t i o n o f
Zoo l o gi c a l Sur v e y I ndi a , De hr a du n a nd
Ent o mo l o gi c a l Se c t i o n o f Fo r e s t Re s e a r c h I ns t i t ut e ,
De hr a d u n. Whe ne v e r ne c e s s a r y , he l p o f t he s c i e nt i s t s
f r o m Ent o mo l o gy Di v i s i o n of I ARI , Ne w De l hi , we r e
a l s o t a ke n.

3. Results
Fr o m a t o t a l o f 3502 s a mpl e s c o l l e c t e d a nd
e xa mi ne d, a t o t a l o f 25 s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i d be e t l e s
we r e r e c o r de d f r o m di f f e r e nt s t udy s i t e s i n t he
De hr a dun di s t r i c t ( Ut t r a r a kha nd s t a t e ) , I ndi a . Out o f
t he s e 25 s pe c i e s , 14 s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i d be e t l e s
ha v e be e n r e c o r de d f o r t he f i r s t t i me f r o m t hi s
pa r t i c ul a r r e gi o n o f I ndi a ( Ta bl e - 3) .

Species Composition: Dur i ng t he s t udy pe r i o d, we
r e c o r de d 9 s pe c i e s f r o m o r c ha r ds e c o s y s t e m, 16 f r o m
a g r i c ul t ur a l e c o s y s t e m, 23 f r o m g a r de n e c o s y s t e m
a nd 14 f r o m f o r e s t e c o s y s t e m. Micraspis discolor
( Fa b . ) a nd Illeis cincta ( Fa b . ) we r e t he mo s t c o mmo n
s pe c i e s a nd we r e f o und i n a l l s t udy s i t e s . The o t he r
c o mmo ne r s pe c i e s r e c o r de d du r i ng t he s t udy pe r i o d
i nc l ude d Brumoides suturalis Fa b . , Rodolia sexnotata
Mul . , Anegleis cardoni We i s e , Hippodamia s p . a nd
Micraspis vincta Fa b . Ei g ht s pe c i e s o f c oc c i ne l l i d
b e e t l e s v i z . , Chilocorus nigritus Fa b . , Adalia
decempunctata Li nn. , Cheilomenes sexmaculata ab
rufafasciata ( Fa b r i c i us ) , Coelophora 9-maculata
( Mul . ) , Hippodamia variegata ( Go e z e ) , Propylea
dissecta ( Mu l s . ) , Halyzia sanscrita ( Mul s . ) ,
Psyllobora bisoctonotata ( Mu l s . ) r e c o r de d f r o m o nl y
t wo s t udy s i t e s . Fo ur s pe c i e s of c oc c i ne l l i d b e e t l e s
v i z . , Coelophora ramosa ( Ol i v i e r ) , Harmonia
dimidiata ( Fa b . ) , Megalocaria dilatata ( Fa b . ) a nd
Phrynocaria s p . r e c o r de d f r o m o nl y o ne s t udy s i t e s .
The de s c r i pt i o ns o f t he s e 14 s pe c i e s a r e gi v e n b e l ow:

Sub family: Chilocorinae
Tribe: Chilocorini

1. Brumoides (=Brumus) suturalis (Fabricius)
The a dul t be e t l e i s o v a l i n s ha pe , a bo ut 4. 0
mm l o ng a nd 2. 6 mm br o a d a c r o s s t he mi d e l y t r a .
The he a d i s br o wn i n c o l o ur wi t h a pa i r o f pr o mi ne nt
bl a c k e y e s . The e y e s a r e s l i g ht c ov e r e d by pr o no t um
whe n t he he a d i s r e t r a c t e d. The e l y t r a a r e br o wni s h
y e l l ow e xc e pt a t t he i r a pi c a l , ba s a l a nd l a t e r a l
ma r g i ns . The r e i s a me di a n l o ng i t udi na l bl a c k s t r i pe
a t t he a pe x o f t he e l y t r a . Be s i de s , t he r e i s a l a t e r a l
l o ngi t udi na l bl a c k s t r i pe o n e a c h e l y t r a s t a r t i ng f r o m
t he humo r a l a ng l e a nd e ndi ng . The a dul t be e t l e s we r e
f o und f e e di ng o n t he c o l o ni e s o f c e r t a i n a phi ds v i z . ,
Aphis gossypii, A. craccivora a nd Lipaphis erysimi.

2. Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius)
The br i g ht bl a c k c o l o ur e d a nd me di um s i z e d
be e t l e a bo ut 5. 0 mm l o ng a nd 3 . 9 mm br o a d a c r o s s
t he mi ddl e e l y t r a . The a dul t s o f t he be e t l e ha v e be e n
f o und i nha bi t i ng a nd f e e di ng o f c o l o ni e s of a phi ds , L.
erysimi, Brevicoryne brassicae, Myzus persicae a nd
Aphis nerii i nha b i t i ng o n d i f f e r e nt c r o p pl a nt s .

Sub family: Coccidulinae
Tribe: Noviini

3. Rodolia sexnotata (Mulsant)
Thi s i s a n o v a l s ha pe d me di um s i z e d
l a dy be e t l e , me a s ur i ng a bo ut 5. 0- 5 . 5 mm i n l e ngt h
a nd 4 . 0- 4 . 5 mm i n wi dt h. The c o l o ur o f t he
l a dy be e t l e i s da r k br o wni s h wi t h t he r o ug h e l y t r a .
The a dul t s ha v e be e n f o und f e e di ng o n ma ngo
me a l y bugs .

Sub family: Coccinellinae
Tribe: Coccinellinae

4. Anegleis (or Micraspis) cardoni (Weise)
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I t i s o v a l i n s ha pe a nd me a s ur e s a bo ut 4. 0-
5. 0 mm i n l e ng t h a nd 3. 5- 4. 5 mm i n wi dt h. The e l y t r a
a r e br i g ht pi nki s h y e l l ow i n c o l o r wi t h o ne bl a c k
me di a n s t r i pe a t t he j o i nt o f bo t h t he e l y t r a a nd t wo
l i ne a r ma r ki ngs o n e a c h e l e c t r o n; t he a nt e r i o r e nd o f
o ut e r o ne i s i nwa r dl y c ur v e d whe r e a s t he i nne r o ne i s
o ut wa r dl y c ur v e d pos t e r i o r l y . Be s i de s , t he r e i s o ne
s ma l l r o unde d bl a c k s po t t owa r ds t he po s t e r i o r e nd o f
e a c h e l y t r o n . The a dul t be e t l e s we r e f o und f e e di ng
o n t he c o l o ni e s A. gossypii a nd A. craccivora.

5. Micraspis sp.
Me di um s i z e d be e t l e , a bo ut 4. 2 mm i n
l e ng t h a nd 3 . 0 mm i n wi dt h a c r o s s t he mi ddl e e l y t r a .
The he a d i s br o wn i n c o l o ur wi t h a pa i r o f pr o mi ne nt
bl a c k e y e s . The e l y t r a a r e r e ddi s h br o wn a nd be a r
t i ny s i l ky ha i r s a l l o v e r . The s pe c i me ns of Micraspis
s p. do no t b e a r s po t s o v e r e l y t r a a nd t hus a r e
di s t i nc t l y di f f e r e nt f r o m t he o t he r s pe c i e s of ge nus
Micraspis v i z . , M. discolor a nd M. cardoni r e c o r de d
by a ut ho r s e a r l i e r . The a dul t s ha v e b e e n f o und
f e e di ng o n a p hi ds a nd me a l y b ugs .

6. Harmonia dimidiata (Fabricius)
The be e t l e i s ov a l , l a r ge s i z e d a bo ut 7. 5- 8 . 0
mm i n l e ngt h a nd 7 . 0- 7. 5 mm i n wi dt h a c r o s s mi ddl e
of t he e l y t r a . The he a d be a r s t wo s ma l l bl a c k c o l o r e d
s po t . The t wo t hi r d pa r t s o f e l y t r a i s bl a c k i n c o l o ur
po s t e r i o r l y , whi l e o ne t hi r d e l y t r a i s da r k r e ddi s h i n
c o l o ur a nt e r i o r l y . The a dul t s ha v e a l s o be e n f o und
f e e di ng o n a phi ds .

7. Hippodamia (=Adonia) variegata (Goeze)
The a dul t be e t l e i s ov a l i n s ha pe , a bo ut 4. 0-
4. 5 mm i n l e ngt h a nd 2 . 5- 3 . 0 mm i n wi dt h a c r o s s t he
mi ddl e e l y t r a . The bo dy c o l o ur of t hi s be e t l e i s
c r e a mi s h r e d. The br o wn he a d be a r s a pa i r o f
pr o mi ne nt bl a c k e y e s . Two s po t s a r e pr e s e nt t o wa r ds
t he a nt e r i o r po r t i o n o f t he e l y t r a ; o ne i s l o c a t e d o n t he
a nt e r i o r pa r t o f e a c h e l y t r o n a nd bo t h t he s po t s a r e
c o nne c t e d wi t h e a c h o t he r by a bl a c k ho r i z o nt a l s t r i p
whi c h s we l l s i n t he mi ddl e a t t he j o i nt o f t wo e l y t r a
t o f o r m a no t he r bl a c k s po t a t t he j unc t i o n. Thi s
mi ddl e bl a c k s po t a t j unc t i o n i s e xt e nde d by a bl a c k
l i ne a nt e r i o r l y upt o t he t ho r a x a nd po s t e r i o r l y upt o a
s po t s i t ua t e d a t t he j unc t i o n o f bo t h t he e l y t r a t o wa r d
po s t e r i o r e xt r e mi t y . Be s i de s , t he s e ma r ki ngs t wo
mo r e bl a c k s po t s ( o ne o n e a c h e l y t r o n) a r e s i t ua t e d
o n do r s o l a t e r a l a s pe c t t o wa r ds po s t e r i o r po r t i o n o f
e l y t r a . The a dul t s we r e f o und f e e di ng o n t he c o l o ni e s
of M. persicae a nd A. craccivora.

8. Hippodamia sp.
The a dul t be e t l e i s ov a l i n s ha pe , a bo ut 4. 0
mm i n l e ng t h a nd 2 . 5 mm i n wi dt h a c r o s s t he mi ddl e
e l y t r a . The bo dy c o l o ur o f t hi s be e t l e i s c r e a mi s h
o r a nge . The br o wn he a d be a r s a pa i r o f pr o mi ne nt
bl a c k e y e s . Two s po t s a r e pr e s e nt t o wa r ds t he
a nt e r i o r po r t i o n of t he e l y t r a ; o ne i s l o c a t e d o n t he
a nt e r i o r pa r t o f e a c h e l y t r o n a nd bo t h t he s po t s a r e
c o nne c t e d wi t h e a c h o t he r by a bl a c k ho r i z o nt a l s t r i p
whi c h s we l l s i n t he mi ddl e a t t he j o i nt o f t wo e l y t r a
t o f o r m a no t he r bl a c k s po t a t t he j unc t i o n. Thi s
mi ddl e bl a c k s po t a t j unc t i o n i s e xt e nde d by a bl a c k
l i ne a nt e r i o r l y upt o t he t ho r a x. Be s i de s , t he s e
ma r ki ngs t wo mo r e bl a c k s po t s a r e s i t ua t e d o n
do r s o l a t e r a l a s pe c t o n mi ddl e po r t i o n o f e a c h e l y t r o n.
A s po t i s s i t ua t e d i n t he e nd o f bo t h t he e l y t r a t o wa r d
po s t e r i o r e xt r e mi t y . The a dul t s we r e f o und f e e di ng
o n t he c o l o ni e s o f a phi ds .

9. Illeis (=Thea) cincta (Fabricius)
The a dul t be e t l e i s a bo ut 5. 2 mm l o ng a nd
4. 0 mm br o a d a c r o s s t he mi ddl e e l y t r a . The he a d i s
y e l l owi s h i n c o l o ur wi t h a pa i r o f pr o mi ne nt bl a c k
e y e s . Two s po t s a r e s i t ua t e d o n t he do r s o l a t e r a l
a s pe c t s of po s t e r i o r ma r gi n o f t he t ho r a x . The t ho r a x
a nd e l y t r a a r e s hi ny y e l l owi s h i n c o l o ur . The a dul t
we r e f o und f e e di ng o n t he c o l o ni e s A. nerii.

10. Megalocaria dilatata (Fabricius)
Thi s l a dy be e t l e i s ov a l i n s ha pe , g i a nt o ne
me a s ur i ng a bo ut 11. 0 mm i n l e ng t h a nd 10 . 5 mm i n
wi dt h. The be e t l e i s br i g ht br o wn i n c o l o ur a nd t e n
bl a c k s po t s a r e pr e s e nt o n i t s e l y t r a . Thus , f i v e s po t s
a r e pr e s e nt o n e a c h e l y t r o n, whi c h a r e a r r a nge d i n
t hr e e r o ws i . e . , 1 : 2: 2 f a s hi o n.

11. Micraspis (=Verania) discolor (Fabricius)
I t me a s ur e s a bo ut 4. 5 mm i n l e ngt h a nd 3. 0 mm i n
wi dt h. The c o l o r o f e l y t r a i s y e l l owi s h r e d wi t h t o
s ma l l r o unde d bl a c k s po t s o n e a c h e l y t r o n; o ne
t o wa r d t he pr o xi ma l e nd a nd t he o t he r t o wa r d t he
di s t a l e nd. The a dul t s we r e f o und f e e di ng o n t he
c o l o ni e s o f A. gossypii a nd L. erysimi.

Ta b l e 3 . Ta x o no mi c c o mpo s i t i o n o f Coc c i ne l l i d a e i n f o ur s t u dy s i t e s o f di s t r i c t De hr a du n du r i ng 2005- 07 .
( Spe c i e s wi t h * a r e ne w r e c o r ds )
District Dehradun S.No. Coccinellidae Species
S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4
(A). Subfamily: CHI LOCORI NAE
(I ) Tribe: Chilocorini
1. Brumoides suturalis ( Fa b r i c i us ) * - 57 45 24
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2. Chilocorus nigrita ( Fa b r i c i us ) * - - 223 208
(B). Subfamily: COCCI DULINAE
(I I) Tribe Noviini
3. Rodolia sexnotata ( Mul s a nt ) * 261 - 74 61
4. Rodolia s p. 34 - 14 12
(C) Subfamily: COCCI NELLI NAE
(I II ) Tribe Coccinellini
5. Anegleis cardoni ( We i s e ) * 112 - 38 -
6. Cheilomenes sexmaculata ( Fa b r i c i us ) 15 278 131 39
7. Cheilomenes sexmaculata var undulata( Fa b r i c i us ) * - - 45 -
8. Coccinella septumpunctata ( Li nna e us ) 19 302 112 45
9. Coccinella septumpunctata var divaricata ( Ol i v i e r ) 11 3 3 26 17
10. Coccinella s p . 10 1 6 12 8
11. Coccinella transversalis ( Fa b r i c i us ) 17 184 105 52
12. Harmonia dimidiata ( Fa b r i c i us ) * - - 84 26
13. Hippodamia variegata ( Go e z e ) * - - 98 52
14. Hippodamia s p . * - - 18 19
15. Illeis cincta ( Fa b r i c i us ) * 19 107 26 24
16. Megalocaria dilatata ( Fa b r i c i us ) * - - - 89
17. Micraspis discolor ( Fa b r i c i us ) * 19 216 93 44
18. Micraspis vincta ( Go r ha m) * 13 122 47 -
19. Micraspis s p. * - 3 1 23 -
20. Oenopia sauzeti ( Mu l s a nt ) - 68 30 -
(I V) Tribe Psylloborini
21. Psyllobora bisoctonotata ( Mul s a nt ) * - 120 72 -
(D). Subfamily: EPI LACHNINAE
(V) Tribe Epilachnini
22. Epilachna s p . - 173 41 19
23. Epilachna vigintiopunctata ( Fa b r i c i us ) - 107 30 -
24. Henosepilachna vigintiopunctata ( Li ) - 48 24 -
25. Henosepilachna s p. - 17 - 19
TOTAL 488 1879 1411 604
S-1 = Si t e no . 1 ( Mi xe d o r c ha r ds ) , S-2 = Si t e no . 2 ( Ag r i c ul t ur a l Fi e l d) , S-3 = Si t e no . 3 ( Ga r de n) ,
S-4 = Si t e no . 4 ( Fo r e s t s )

12. Micraspis vincta (Gorham)
I t i s a n o v a l l a dy be e t l e , me a s ur i ng a bo ut
4. 5- 5 . 0 mm i n l e ngt h a nd 3. 5 - 4. 0 mm i n wi dt h. The
c r e a mi s h whi t e pr o no t um be a r di s t i nc t bl a c k pa t c he s ;
t wo do t s ha pe d pa t c he s t owa r d t he pr o xi ma l e nd a nd
t wo a l mo s t t r i a ngul a r t o wa r d t he di s t a l e nd. The r e i s
a t r i a ngul a r c ur v e d l i ne , a l mo s t a c r o s s t he mi d- do r s a l
l i ne o n e a c h r e d c o l o ur e d e l y t r o n, s t a r t i ng
a ppr o xi ma t e l y f r o m pr o xi ma l e nd a nd c o nt i nui ng
upt o t he di s t a l e nd. I t ha s a c l o s e mo r pho l o gi c a l
r e s e mbl a nc e wi t h M. discolor ( Fa b r i c i us ) wi t h
r e s pe c t t o t he pa t c he s o v e r p r o no t u m a nd c o l o ur o f
e l y t r a . The a dul t b e e t l e s we r e a l s o f o und f e e di ng o n
t he c o l o ni e s a p hi ds a nd me a l y b ugs .

13. Cheilomenes (=Menochilus) sexmaculata var
undulata (Fabricius)
The a dul t be e t l e i s a bo ut 4. 5 mm i n l e ngt h
a nd 3 . 5 mm i n wi dt h a c r o s s t he mi ddl e e l y t r a . He a d
i s da r k br o wn wi t h a pa i r e a c h o f bl a c k e y e s a nd
br own a nt e nna e . The e l y t r a a r e da r k y e l l ow wi t h t wo
t hi n a nd bl a c k t r a ns v e r s e wa vy l i ne s t o wa r ds
pr o xi ma l a nd o ne s ma l l r o unde d bl a c k s po t t o wa r ds
di s t a l e nd o f e a c h e l y t r o n. C. sexmaculata var
undulata i s a p r e da t o r o f a phi ds . The a du l t s ha v e
b e e n f o und f e e di ng o n c o t t o n mus t a r d a p hi ds L.
erysimi.

Tribe: Psylloborini
14. Psyllobora bisoctonotata (Mulsant)
Thi s l a dy be e t l e i s ov a l i n s ha pe , me a s ur i ng
a bo ut 3. 0- 3. 5 mm i n l e ngt h a nd 2. 4- 3. 0 mm i n wi dt h.
The be e t l e i s whi t e o r c r e a mi s h i n c o l o ur a nd s i xt e e n
bl a c k s po t s a r e pr e s e nt o n i t s e l y t r a . Thus , e i g ht s po t s
a r e pr e s e nt o n e a c h e l y t r o n, whi c h a r e a r r a nge d i n
f o ur r o ws i . e . , 2: 3 : 2: 1 f a s hi o n. I t wa s f o und f e e di ng
o n t he a phi ds a nd me a l y bugs t ha t c o nf i r m t he e a r l i e r
r e po r t o f Omka r a nd Pe r v e z ( 1999 ) .
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4. Discussions and Conclusion
The r e s ul t s o f t hi s s t udy s ugge s t t ha t t he
c oc c i ne l l i d c o mmuni t y s t r uc t ur e i n f o ur s t udy s i t e s
wi t h di f f e r e nt e c o s y s t e ms a nd a l t i t ude s di f f e r s
gr e a t l y . The numbe r o f s pe c i e s f o und i n o r c ha r ds i s
muc h l o we r c o mpa r e d t o a gr i c ul t ur a l , g a r de n a nd
f o r e s t e c o s y s t e m. I n I ndi a n s ubc o nt i ne nt , f o l l owi ng
wo r ke r s ha v e wo r ke d o n t he bi o di ve r s i t y a s pe c t s of
c oc c i ne l l i ds . Subr a ma ni a m ( 1923) l i s t e d s o me
c oc c i ne l l i ds f r o m So ut h I ndi a a l o ng wi t h t he
de s c r i pt i o n o f ho s t s . Ai y a r ( 1924) a dde d o n
t a xo no mi c a l de s c r i pt i o n o f Scymnus coccivora
pr e da t i ng o n ne e m s c a l e s . Whi l e Ka pu r ( 1948)
de s c r i b e d 12 ne w s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i ds a nd r e v i s e d
t he I ndi a n s pe c i e s of Rodolia Mu l s a nt by a ddi ng 3
mo r e ne w s pe c i e s unde r t hi s ge nus . La t e r ,
Put t a r ud r i a h a nd Cha nnb a s a v a nna ( 1953 ) c o nt r i b ut e d
53 s pe c i e s be l o ngi ng t o 23 ge ne r a o f 8 t r i b e s a nd 5
s ubf a mi l i e s . Si mi l a r l y , Us ma n a nd Pu t t a r ud r i a h
( 1955) r e c o r de d 48 s pe c i e s of pr e da c e o us
c oc c i ne l l i ds f r o m My s o r e s t a t e . Ka pu r ( 19 7 2) a dde d
17 s pe c i e s o f c oc c i ne l l i ds t o t hi s f a mi l y .
Pa j ni a nd Si ng h ( 19 82) r e c o r de d 30 s pe c i e s
of c oc c i ne l l i ds f r o m Cha ndi g a r h, whi c h b e l o ng t o 18
ge ne r a . Pa j ni a nd Ve r ma ( 1985 ) de s c r i b e d ma l e
ge ni t a l i a i n 25 c oc c i ne l l i ds s c a t t e r e d i n 15 ge ne r a
f r o m Cha ndi g a r h r e gi o n. Li k e l y , Ca ne pa r i ( 1986)
s t udi e d 36 s pe c i e s of c oc c i ne l l i ds f r o m No r t he r n
I nd i a a nd Ne pa l . Du r i ng t he s t u dy pe r i o d of t wo
y e a r s , a t o t a l o f 31 s pe c i e s o f c oc c i ne l l i ds b e e t l e s
we r e r e c o r de d f r o m di f f e r e nt s t udy s i t e s of di s t r i c t
Ha r i dwa r . Bha g a t a nd Ma s o o di ( 1988) ha v e r e po r t e d
4 s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i ds v i z . , Coccinella
undecimpunctata L. , Adalia tetraspilota H. ,
Hippodamia variegata G. a nd Scymnus gracilis M.
f r o m Ka s hmi r , I ndi a . Si ng h a nd Si ng h ( 1990 ) ha v e
r e po r t e d f o ur ne w s pe c i e s of ge nus Epilachna
Che v r o l a t v i z . , Epilachna shilliensis, E. convextata,
E. septemocellata a nd E. crecentomaculata f r o m
Shi l l i Hi ma c ha l Pr a de s h.
Out of 19 s pe c i e s , 9 s pe c i e s v i z . , Brumoides
suturalis ( Fa b r . ) , Chilocorus nigrita ( Fa b r . ) , Anegleis
cardoni ( We i s e ) , Coelophora ramosa ( Ol i v i e r ) ,
Hippodamia variegata ( Go e z e ) , Illeis cincta ( Fa b r . ) ,
Micraspis discolor ( Fa b r . ) , Micraspis vincta
( Go r ha m) a nd Psyllobora bisoctonata ( Mul s . ) ha v e
b e e n r e po r t e d by Omk a r a nd Bi nd ( 199 3, 95 a nd 96)
a nd Omk a r a nd Pe r v e z ( 199 9 a nd 20 00) f r o m
Luc k no w r e gi o n o f Ce nt r a l U. P. , I ndi a . Hippodamia
variegata ( Go e z e ) wa s a l s o r e po r t e d by Bha ga t a nd
Ma s o o di ( 1988) f r o m Ka s hmi r r e g i o n, I nd i a . I n t hi s
s t udy , i t wa s a l s o f o und t ha t Illeis cincta ( Fa b . ) a nd
Micraspis discolor ( Fa b . ) a r e t he s pe c i e s t ha t a r e
f o und i n a l l s t udy s i t e s o f di s t r i c t Ha r i dwa r .
Sa t he a nd Bho s a l e ( 2001) g a v e de t a i l e d
hi s t o r i c a l a c c o unt o f c oc c i ne l l i ds o f t he wo r l d a nd
de s c r i b e d 21 s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i d b e e t l e s f e e di ng o n
a p hi ds a nd s e v e r a l s o f t - bo di e d ho mo pt e r o us pe s t s o f
a g r i c ul t u r a l a nd f o r e s t pl a nt s f r o m Ma ha r a s ht r a .
Poo r a ni ( 20 02) ha v e a l s o r e po r t e d a ne w s pe c i e s of
ge nus Oenopia v i z . , Oenopia adelgivora P. f r o m
Ka r na t a k a , I ndi a . Po o r a ni ( 2 003) ha v e r e po r t e d a ne w
s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i d b e e t l e s v i z . , Telsimia
flavomaculata P. f r o m Ka r na t a k a , I ndi a . Ka nd i b a ne
e t a l . , ( 2005) r e c o r de d 7 s pe c i e s of pr e da t o r y
c oc c i ne l l i ds i n a n i r r i ga t e d r i c e e c o s y s t e m, Ma du r a i ,
Ta mi l - Na d u. Re c e nt l y , J o s hi a nd Sha r ma ( 2008)
r e po r t e d 31 s pe c i e s of c o c c i ne l l i d b e e t l e s wi t h 19
ne w r e c o r ds f r o m t he Ha r i dwa r , Ut t a r a k ha nd , I ndi a .
The p r e s e nc e of 14 s pe c i e s of c oc c i ne l l i d
b e e t l e s i n f o ur di f f e r e nt s t udy s i t e s i n j us t t wo y e a r s
s t udy s ugge s t s t ha t Di s t r i c t De hr a du n ha v e di v e r s e
a nd r i c h f a u na o f c o c c i ne l l i d b e e t l e s . A c l e a r
gr a da t i o n i n t he s pe c i e s c o mpos i t i o n o f c oc c i ne l l i d
b e e t l e s a l o ng t he a l t i t u de s wa s qui t e e v i de nt . The
c ha nc e s of di s t ur b a nc e s i n na t u r a l ha b i t a t s of
De hr a d u n d i s t r i c t a r e hi g h, b e c a us e i t i s a g a t e wa y f o r
mo s t o f t he v e r y po pul a r c e nt e r o f t o ur i s m a nd a l o t
of a nt hr o po ge ni c a c t i v i t i e s ha v e b e e n no t i c e d i n a l l
t he f o ur s t udy s i t e s . Any c ha nge a nd i nt e r f e r e nc e i n
a l l t he f o ur s t udy s i t e s ma y c a us e t he di s a ppe a r a nc e
o r mi g r a t i o n o f c o c c i ne l l i ds s pe c i e s . As a r e s ul t , t he
s i z e of c o c c i ne l l i d c o mmu ni t y ma y be r e duc e d.
Re ga r dl e s s , due t o t r e me ndo us i nc r e a s e o f po pul a t i o n
pr e s s u r e i n t he na t u r a l a r e a s o f t he De hr a d u n d i s t r i c t ,
s pe c i a l l y dur i ng l a s t e i g ht y e a r s wi t h i nc r e a s i ng
i ndus t r i a l i z a t i o n, t he c ha nc e s of di s t ur b a nc e s a nd l o s s
of na t u r a l ha b i t a t s i n t hi s di s t r i c t s a r e hi g h, whi c h
ma y r e s ul t i n c ha nge s i n t he s pe c i e s c o mpo s i t i o n a nd
a b und a nc e of t he c oc c i ne l l i d c o mmu ni t y . Fur t he r
s ur v e y i s ne e de d of t ho s e a r e a s t ha t we r e no t c o v e r e d
i n t hi s s t udy t o f ul l y e x pl o r e pr e da t o r y a nd
phy t o pha go us c oc c i ne l l i ds f a u na o f di s t r i c t
De hr a d u n.

Acknowledgements
We wo ul d l i ke t o e xpr e s s o ur g r a t i t ude t o
Pr o f . B. D. J o s hi , Pr i nc i pa l , Sc i e nc e Co l l e ge a nd Pr o f .
Di ne s h Bha t t , He a d, De pa r t me nt o f Zoo l o gy a nd
Env i r o nme nt a l Sc i e nc e , Gur ukul Ka ng r i Uni v e r s i t y ,
Ha r i dwa r , I ndi a , f o r pr o v i di ng t he ne c e s s a r y
f a c i l i t i e s . We a r e hi g hl y t ha nkf ul t o Dr . V. V.
Ra ma mur t hy , Pr i nc i pa l Sc i e nt i s t , Di v i s i o n o f
Ent o mo l o gy , I . A. R. I . , Ne w De l hi a nd Dr . J . Po o r a ni ,
Pr i nc i pa l Sc i e nt i s t , Ba nga l o r e , I ndi a f o r he l pi ng i n
t a xo no mi c i de nt i f i c a t i o n.

Corresponding Author:
Dr . Pus hpe ndr a K. Sha r ma
De pa r t me nt o f Zoo l o gy
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Pho t o - Dr. Pushpendra Kr. Sharma
M.Sc., NET, M.Phil., Ph.D.
As s i s t a nt Pr o f e s s o r
D. A. V. P. G. Co l l e g e , De hr a dun
Af f i l i a t e d t o
( H. N. B. Ga r hwa l Uni v e r s i t y , Sr i na g a r Ga r hwa l )