LADYBEETLES OF NEPAL (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) FROM THE CROP FIELDS AT NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, KHUMALTAR, LALITPUR

Abstract

The diversity of ladybeetles fauna of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Khumaltar, Lalitpur is studied in this paper. In this study, 7 species from 4 subfamilies (Chilocorinae, Sticholotidinae, Scymninae and Coccidulinae), 6 tribes (Chilocorini, Epilachnini, Sticholotidini, Scymnini, Noviini and Coccinelini) and 6 genera (Chilocorus, Henospilachna, Jauravia, Pharoscymnus, Rodolia and Scymnus) were collected and identified. The identified species were Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798), Henosepilachna kathmanduensis (Miyatake, 1985), Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius, 1775), Jauravia quadrinotata (Kapur, 1946), Pharoscymnus flexibilis (Mulsant, 1853), Rodolia pumila (Weise, 1892) and Scymnus posticalis (Sicard, 1913).