Sticholotis rufoplagiata

Sticholotis rufoplagiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Sticholotis
Species:	S. rufoplagiata
Binomial name
	Sticholotis rufoplagiata; (Motschoulsky, 1866)
Synonyms
	Chilocorus rufoplagiatus Motschulsky, 1866; Sticholotis rufoplagiatus Bielawski, 1960;

Sticholotis rufoplagiata, is a species of lady beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The species is very similar to Sticholotis rugicollis, where both have fused elytral spots. But in S. rufoplagiata, this elytral spot is anteriorly clearly confluent.[2]

References

Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
"New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1139: 27–33 (2006). Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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[1] Poorani, J. (2002-01-01). "An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) (excluding Epilachninae) of the Indian Subregion". Oriental Insects. pp. 307–383. doi:10.1080/00305316.2002.10417335. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

[2] "New synonymies in Oriental Sticholotidini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Sticholotidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1139: 27–33 (2006). Retrieved 2021-09-19.