A CONTRIBUTION TO THE TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY OF LITTLE-KNOWN INDONESIAN AFISSA LADYBIRD BEETLES (COCCINELLIDAE, EPILACHNINI)

Arif Maulana (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University)
Tri Atmowidi (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University)
Sih Kahono (Zoology Division, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI))

Treubia
Vol. 47 No. 1 (2020): Vol. 47, No. 1, June 2020

We collected the little-known ladybird beetle Afissa incauta in the mountainous region of Bandung, West Java. The beetle occurred sympatrically with the very similar species A. gedeensis. Here, we provide an update to the current knowledge for these two species. The A. incauta we collected have a slightly smaller and duller body compared to the previously known specimens of Afissa incauta, with convergent elytral maculation similar to A. gedeensis.