Dear all,
I have found this coccinellid beetle specimen on a survey and did not able to identify the spp. Size and shape very much similar to Micraspis discolour. But having black colour big marking at rear end of right wing. Please mention its scientific name if anybody families with this spp.
Dear Gayani Chanchala
Unfortunately, I poorly examined the end of the elytra in the photograph. You can see the link.
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692625#null
Actually, I think you are right in defining the species. To establish accurately, it is important to conduct molecular genetic analysis.
Regards, Pushkin Sergey Viktorovich
Hello Gayani; Where did you see the specimen? The geographic location probably matters in identifying it. Best regards, Jim Des Lauriers
James Des Lauriers Dear Professor,
I found specimen from Uda Walawe, Sri lanka.
Latitude 6.4667
Longitude 80. 8833
Mean sea level 76 m
this is also has the same as yours. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Predatory-Coccinellids-(Coleoptera%3A-Cocinellidae)-A-Mayadunnage-Nugaliyadde/1cfa23604b29e14d7700418d7929610d60c81f84
Hello
If the elytra are yellow it is not an adult it is a nymph, the photo is blurry
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