First Taxonomic Note on Rodolia ruficollis Mulsant (Noviini: Coccinellidae) and its Predatory Role against Scale Insect Pest, Icerya aegyptiaca (Dgl.) from Sindh, Pakistan

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First Taxonomic Note on Rodolia ruficollis Mulsant (Noviini: Coccinellidae) and its Predatory Role against Scale Insect Pest, Icerya aegyptiaca (Dgl.) from Sindh, Pakistan

Muhammad Ali¹*, Rukhsana Perveen², Khalil Ahmed³, Ghulam Raza¹, Muhammad Akbar¹, Maisoor Ahmed Nafees³ and Muhammad Ayub⁴

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Biological Science, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan

²Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

³Department of Animal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan

⁴PARC, Skardu, Pakistan

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

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Fig. 1.

Rodolia ruficolis Mulsant: A, Adult; B, Tegmen; C, Sipho; D, Genital plates; E, Spermatheca.

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Fig. 2.

Population abundance of I. aegyptiaca on date palm.

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Fig. 3.

Feeding potential of 4th instar larvae and adults of R. ruficollis on I. aegyptiaca on date palm fruit tree in the laboratory and under field conditions.

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