Biodiversity of Predaceous Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Kashmir
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Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar 191121, Jammu and Kashmir ,IN
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Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar 191121, Jammu and Kashmir ,INF. A. Zaki
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Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar 191121, Jammu and Kashmir ,INZ. H. Khan
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Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar 191121, Jammu and Kashmir ,INR. A. Mir
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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2009/3614Keywords:
Biodiversity, Coccinellidae, Forest Ecosystem, Horticultural Ecosystem and Predacious Ladybird Beetles.Abstract
An extensive survey for predaceous ladybird beetles was conducted in Srinagar district of Kashmir, India, over a period of 6 months (April - September) during 2006-2007. A total of 5525 specimens of coccinellids was collected from 12 ecosystems, viz., apple, pear, plum, cherry, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard, blue pine, willow, rose and Euonymus during 2006 and 2007. Out of 15 identified species of ladybird beetles, 11 belonged to the subfamily Coccinellinae [Callicaria superba (Mulsant), Harmonia dimidiata (Fabricius), Harmonia eucharis (Mulsant), Aiolocaria hexaspilota (Hope), Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, Calvia punctata (Mulsant), Adalia tetraspilota (Hope), Hippodamia variegata (Goeze), Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus), Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant), and Menochilus sexmaculat (Fabricius)] and four belonged to the subfamily Chilocorinae [Platynaspis saundersi Crotch, Chilocorus infernalis Mulsant, Chilocorus rubidus Hope and Priscibrumus uropygialis (Mulsant)].
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